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=== For Mac OS X Users ===

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~~Apple Macintosh computers are capable of running the Sugar Learning Platform. ~~

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''Sugar on a Stick Blueberry and Strawberry images are for the intel processor.''

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''~~You must have an Intel processor to run blueberry~~ and ~~strawberry disk~~ images.''

''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====

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*It is possible to download ~~Sugar on a Stick~~ and flash usb drives with a powerPC Mac.

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Sugar on a Stick blueberry and strawberry images are for the intel processor.

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Mac computers with powerPC processors will need a different flavor image to run.

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*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.

*The use of powerPC Mac as a School Sever has not been tested.

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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''.

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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.

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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.

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See the Linux section for more details.

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