IPhone SDK on PPC

Hi,
I am fully aware that the iPhone SDK is NOT supported on PowerPC based macs.
I have read several tutorials on how to make it work (including http://3by9.com/85/), but I have found something quite annoying.
All of the tutorials refer to a package named "Aspen Simulator", but it is NOT in my "Packages" folder of the SDK I downloaded. Also, tutorials say the install is about 5 gig, mine was four gig.
My best guess is that the tutorials were made for the beta versions of the iPhone SDK.
How can I develop iPhone Apps on a PPC based mac? I do NOT want to put them on the App Store, I am just eager to experiment.
Thank you.

Thanks! I managed to get the simulator running!
Just need to clarify one last thing:
To test on my iTouch, I need to pay the $99 fee right?

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