Is there a fundamental reason for not being able to compile the Mac version to a PowerPC processor?
(e.g., is there any dependency on the particulars of intel processors?),
If not, I suggest a Mac version be made available for PowerPC´s (a universal binary is easily obtained using Apple´s tools).
It would be nice if there were one. I would love to play but am unable because of my powerpc mac. I would like to know if it's because the powerpc macs are just too slow to handle the game. I don't think there's anything inherent in the architecture.
It may well be partly because of speed. On a mac Pro, when it's doing lots of things, even it runs a tad slow. Try to run it on a much slower power Pc… But still, it would be awsome if there was a Power PC Fold it version.
I would also like to try a PPC version if one could be made.
I would too. I imagine, however, the lack of PPC version is more a function of extra development time required.
yea no use for the 4 ppc's in our houe, my 5 year old is set to win the nobel prize! No luck for her only one machine running intel and its not for the kids. Bumer
my home PPC Mac hardly does any work - I would not mind doing this out of sheer curiocity
I'd like to see PPC version too.
I sent a message to admin, there response was to be expected (at least by bluskale)…
The response said that there's no plans at the moment and it's a question of development reasources.
It's a pity, I would have imagined that it's not so difficult to build a universal binary using Apple's tools…
I'm on the dev team, and I'm using a PPC Mac to develop for Foldit! :p It seems to crash more frequently though.
I asked about it, and basically the reason we don't support PPC is because we're lazy, and we don't care enough to respect the desires of the minority. Wheeee! :p
Anyway, I really don't know. I'm not the person who makes those kinds of decisions. At least, I don't know enough about how the build and distribution process works to do it myself.
Yeah, I'm not sure. I guess the question is, can you present a persuasive-enough argument to the powers that be to convince them that it's worth the extra time and energy to build and debug and distribute for PPC?