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XPostFacto is an open source utility for Mac OS 9 that enables the installation of PowerPC versions of Mac OS X up to Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger), and Darwin on some PowerPC-based Apple Macintosh systems that are not officially supported by Apple. It was released in 2002.[1]

Functions

XPostFacto allowed Darwin, OS X, and OS X Server to run on unsupported Mac models. The OS X Installer would not run on machines without a G3, G4, G5, or Intel processor by default, but XPostFacto patched the installer to allow it to run.[2] A Mac OS 9 partition must be booted first. XPostFacto then runs in Mac OS 9 using an installation CD to install a version of OS X.[3][4]

XPostFacto is available for free, but the company offered support for either $10 or $25.[5][3]

Supported models

XPostFacto 4.0 works with pre-G3 Macintosh models.[2] Beige box Power Macs as old as upgraded 7300-era machines are supported.[5] Limited support was also available for Performa 6400, 6500 models and Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh with PowerPC G3 upgrade card.[6]

Reception

Engadget questioned the utility of XPostFacto, stating "OS X runs like a limp turtle on our old iMac G3."[7]

External links

  • XPostFacto on Macintosh Garden
  • XPostFacto on Macintosh Repository
  • Release announcement (archived)

References

  1. ↑ Frakes, Dan (2006-07-14). Mac OS X Power Tools. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-7821-5192-3.
  2. 1 2 Pogue, David (2005-07-12). Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition: The Missing Manual. O'Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4493-7907-0.
  3. 1 2 Dornfest, Rael; Hemenway, Kevin (2003). Mac OS X Hacks. O'Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN 978-0-596-00460-6.
  4. ↑ Stern, Hadley (2004-10-13). IPod and ITunes Hacks: Tips and Tools for Ripping, Mixing and Burning. O'Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN 978-0-596-00778-2.
  5. 1 2 Cohen, Peter (2005-10-14). "XPostFacto 4.0 supports Tiger on older Macs". Macworld. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. ↑ "Utilities Updates: InterView; XPostFacto; MacInstall;". CNET. 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  7. ↑ Blass, Evan (2005-09-16). "XPostFacto to shoehorn Tiger into every Mac ever built". Engadget. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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