Hi > i have an idea on this... how about a small Mac OS application that you > could d/l and run and it would read the gestalt id and report weather the > machine will run and what dist minimum to use (i.e Beige G3 would report > something like 'This machine would need bootx to startup and Dist 2.2r2 or > newer') this would probly make it easier for people new to linux to decide > wheather they a) want to try linux and b) a starting point as to what dist > to try....
This would of course be a fine tool, though I am wondering why not to just put an up-to-date model list up to http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/install.en.html in a first step. This list looks extremly outdated to me (no to talk about the 'tested' column). -- Regards, Andi