Editing PearPC (section)

== History ==
PearPC was released in May of 2004 by developers Sebastian Biallas and Stefan Weyergraf.<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=2004-05-10 |title=PearPC, a PowerPC Emulator |url=https://www.wired.com/2004/05/pearpc-a-powerp/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> Original releases were noted for being slow and unstable,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Arnold |date=2004-05-11 |title=PearPC - PowerPC/Mac OS X Emulation on a PC |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2004/05/11/pearpc-powerpc-mac-os-x-emulation-on-a-pc/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=MacRumors |language=en}}</ref> but were still well received by the community.<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=2004-05-17 |title=OS X Makes Slow Debut on PC |url=https://www.wired.com/2004/05/os-x-makes-slow-debut-on-pc/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> On July 6, 2004, Weyergraf was killed by a train, but development continued.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=2004-07-06 |title=PearPC Co-Author Killed by Train |url=https://www.wired.com/2004/07/pearpc-coauthor/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> The last current version of PearPC was 0.5.0, released on July 12, 2015. One of the reasons given for the development slowing down after 2005 was Apple's transition from PowerPC to x86 architecture.