arab_freak Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 It's probably because the Opera browser "behaves" like a Mac browser. After all, the Wii's design was inspired by Apple. You know those images that tell you what your IP, Browser, and OS are when you load them? Try opening one on the Wii and tell me what you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Guh? I don't understand at all. But I like the way you talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arab_freak Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 Guh? I don't understand at all. But I like the way you talk. The picture I posted was a website page being viewed using the Opera Browser. Now go digest that giant wall of text again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Most likely that website didn't support the browser, and therefore thought it was a Mac. I'd like to see which website it was so I can try it out on a Mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin von Snikbah Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 You could have added a link to the page you lazy bum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendork Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Don't be stupid, it's just based on the platform that Apple happened to use until last year. PPC is the type of processor (made by IBM) which were previously used in Macs- Opera probably has the old source code lying about the office that the PPC browser was based on. So wouldn't it be easy to use the PPC Opera source code based around the UNIX kernel that OS X is built upon? Hells yeah. As this is a beta, they've just slapped a GUI over the top of it- it is probably sending out code to web crawlers that this browser is running on a Mac. Try one of those browser/IP lookup scanner things and it will give you more detailed information on browser/model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesten Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Don't be stupid, it's just based on the platform that Apple happened to use until last year. PPC is the type of processor (made by IBM) which were previously used in Macs- Opera probably has the old source code lying about the office that the PPC browser was based on. So wouldn't it be easy to use the PPC Opera source code based around the UNIX kernel that OS X is built upon? Hells yeah. As this is a beta, they've just slapped a GUI over the top of it- it is probably sending out code to web crawlers that this browser is running on a Mac. Try one of those browser/IP lookup scanner things and it will give you more detailed information on browser/model. huh? did anyone understand a word of this? or is it just me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Don't be stupid, it's just based on the platform that Apple happened to use until last year. PPC is the type of processor (made by IBM) which were previously used in Macs- Opera probably has the old source code lying about the office that the PPC browser was based on. So wouldn't it be easy to use the PPC Opera source code based around the UNIX kernel that OS X is built upon? Hells yeah. As this is a beta, they've just slapped a GUI over the top of it- it is probably sending out code to web crawlers that this browser is running on a Mac. Try one of those browser/IP lookup scanner things and it will give you more detailed information on browser/model. Or more likely that website didn't support the browser, so therefore it thinks its a Mac. I bet whatever site it is will work fine on a Mac with Firefox or any browser other than Safari (unless its windowsupdate.com). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solitanze Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Isn't a Mac, inspired by a Mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I heard the Xbox is a PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solitanze Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I heard the Xbox is a PC. & PS1/PS2 is a beefed up Super Nintendo add on drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arab_freak Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 You could have added a link to the page you lazy bum. I don't have it. PPC is the type of processor (made by IBM) which were previously used in Macs- Opera probably has the old source code lying about the office that the PPC browser was based on. Yeah, I just found out. The processor is the same one used in the G5 models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Chris Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 The wii plays games, therefore, not a mac. QED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilli Gee Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Mac plays games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirtynine. Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 LOL@YOU. MAC PLAYZ GAMEZ> lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 I heard the Xbox is a PC. Xbox is more like a Mac than a PC, tho. (hence why Microsoft used Apple machines to simulate the 360's power at one E3 event). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 LOL@YOU. MAC PLAYZ GAMEZ> lol. Well considering you can run Windows on a Mac, they can play games just as well as a PC can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirtynine. Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Well considering you can run Windows on a Mac, they can play games just as well as a PC can. This shoulnd turn intto a mac vs pc thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konfucius Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 The wii plays games, therefore, not a mac. QED Haha, nice one and an undefiable logic. Quod Erat Demonstrandum indeed. But on a serious note as someone pointed out already it's most likely that Opera uses a modified code of the Mac Version after all both are PowerPC architecture and that tricked that website into believing it's a mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 This shoulnd turn intto a mac vs pc thread. Any thread that has either the word "Mac" or "Apple" in it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Wii actually uses a modified G3 ('Gekko' enhanced to 'Hollywood') processor, not a G5. A G5 would make it possible for the Wii to run HD, but would also need more fans and so on.. That's a little why a computer costs €1000 and a game console a quarter of that. Because it's a stripped-down computer. The next generation will be stuck, that's for sure. Because although Nintendo still can upgrade to HD, the others don't have a nxt nstandard. ultra HD is so real it sickens people when watching it, so, well, there's not much more to do. Yes, the Wii uses a processor previously only seen in macs. So it's probably using the engine from Opera on Mac and can be interpreted for a mac. And to help this discussion ending in an Apple vs. Windows topic: Go Apple! That's why Nintendo is inspired by Apple. Because they are bloody good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balfron Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 I thought the Wii was a gamecube in disguise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 I thought the Wii was a gamecube in disguise? And the GameCube is an ancient mac is disguise. The GameCube uses a modified G3 processor codenamed 'Gekko'. The Wii uses a modified Gekko processor called 'Broadway'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Its not particularly new, but fairly incredible on power consumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Opera probably ported huge ports of the PowerPC Mac browser as the Wii uses the PowerPC too. That's probably why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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