On (15/10/03 21:41), Ron Johnson wrote: > On Wed, 2003-10-15 at 19:01, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > > On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 at 22:33 GMT, Clive Menzies penned: > > > It is worth reviewing the archive for [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Speaking of which, http://www.debian.org/ports/ lists the motorola 68k > > as the second-most popular debian-port, then later down the list > > mentions the powerpc. Both mention Macs. Are all modern Macs > > powerpc, or do I need to look at the specs to know what I need? > > Apple hasn't made a 68K Mac since, oh, 1995. > > The thing now is the differences between G3, G4 & G5, and that > early G3 Macs still used the NuBus, and thus won't run Linux. I've got an 8100/80 Nubus Mac running woody and serving files on our network. This was the first machine on which I installed Debian but it did take a long time. It is a hack of some proportions to do the install but it runs really well. Because it is a slow processor (80Mhz) it is not much good for a GUI interface but still has a value (at least to me as a server)
I posted my install notes here: http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk/nubus_woody.htm My original reason for learning Linux was with a view to extending the life of old kit. I tried YDL which wouldn't work, MkLinux with was old buggy and unsupported and finally arrived at Debian, which as we know, rocks!! Regards Clive -- http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
