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Calling all PowerPC users - Team effort to get the processor "database" correct

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ApfelKlassik.de
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Mar 23, 2023 - #1
Folks,
it always has been annoying me that the information about which actual processor is contained in a PPC machine seems to be inconsistent between different sources.

With the help of some friends here we identified the method to read the Processor Version Register from the command line - the value can then be looked up in the official lists (even from Motorola/NXP).

ioreg -l | grep cpu-version Click to expand...

An Example ... my G4 Ti-Book (A1001, EMC1913, 667MHz) does report 0x80010201, which makes it a PPC 7445 (v2.1)

- Mactracker incorrectly states 7455 (v2.1) (even if there might have been models using 7455, the number would be 3.2/3/4)
- Everymac incorrectly states 7451

I guess you get the idea.

Therefore I would like to ask all of you to run the command and reply to this thread with
Model in Words (Model No, Model EMC, MHz, Serial) and the output of the command.
PowerBook G4 DVI Ti 667 (A1001, EMC1913, 667MHZ, Serial), 0x80010201

EDIT: Based on some comments the serial number would be great, too, as to possibly correlate "batches" with production sites.


I will collect all information, publish the results and also try to feed them back to Mactracker.

Thanks for your help!

=> You can feel the pulse of the quest here :) => https://apfelklassik.de/ppc-quest/

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ApfelKlassik.de
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Mar 23, 2023 - #2
PowerBook G4 DVI Ti 667 (A1001, EMC1913, 667MHZ), 0x80010201 (= 7445 v2.1)

ApfelKlassik.de
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Mar 23, 2023 - #3
iBook G3 900 14" (A1007, EMC1924, 900MHz), 0x70000203 (= 750FX v2.3)

ApfelKlassik.de
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Mar 23, 2023 - #4
PowerBook G4 1.5 12" (Al) (A1104, EMC2030, 1.5GHz), 0x80030105 (= 7447a v1.5)

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Mar 23, 2023 - #5
iBook G4 1.33 12" (2005 , PowerBook6,7, A1133) - cpu-version 80030102
PowerBook G4 1.67 15" HiRes (2005, PowerBook5,8, A1138) - cpu-version 80030105

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