SoaS Blueberry Instructions: Difference between revisions

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=== For Mac OS X Users ===
=== For Mac OS X Users ===
Apple Macintosh computers are capable of running the Sugar Learning Platform.<br>
''Sugar on a Stick Blueberry and Strawberry images are for the intel processor.''<br>
''You must have an Intel processor to run blueberry and strawberry disk images.''<br>
''See [[#Older Mac with powerPC processor | Using Sugar with powerPC]] if you do not have an intel processor.''
''See [[#Older Mac with powerPC processor | Using Sugar with powerPC]] if you do not have an intel processor.''


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====Older Mac with powerPC processor====
====Older Mac with powerPC processor====
*It is possible to download Sugar on a Stick and flash usb drives with a powerPC Mac.
Sugar on a Stick blueberry and strawberry images are for the intel processor. <br>
Mac computers with powerPC processors will need a different flavor image to run.
*It is possible to download blueberry and strawberry images and flash them onto usb drives with a powerPC Mac.
*It is also possible to develop Sugar Activities with a powerPC Mac.
*It is also possible to develop Sugar Activities with a powerPC Mac.
*The use of powerPC Mac as a School Sever has not been tested.
*The use of powerPC Mac as a School Sever has not been tested.
Fedora Core has been ported to run on the powerPC processor. Sugar on a Stick has not been ported. By booting Fedora on your powerPC Mac, you change it into a Fedora machine. You may then install Sugar directly -''yum''.


The use of intel processor emulation on a powerPC Mac has not been tested. Due to aging speeds, installing Fedora and Sugar directly onto powerPC Mac will be the most productive. See the Linux section for more details.
Fedora Core is available for the powerPC processor. By booting Fedora on your Mac, you change it into a Fedora machine. You may then install Sugar directly -''yum''.  The use of intel processor emulation on a powerPC Mac is not recommended. Due to the aging speeds of powerPC Macs, installing Fedora and Sugar directly will drastically outperform emulation.
 
See the Linux section for more details.
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