> Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 20:04:52 -0400 > From: Todd Moody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: my intro
> fun with it. It's a 233Mhz Series I Wall Street w/ a 2.1GB HD and 96MB of > RAM. Before you turn up > your nose, you should know that I bought it in the clearance section of a > GoodWill store for $5! [snip] > I installed Yellow Dog Linux 2.2 on the machine the other day, and was > disappointed with the numerous > glitches in the installer. It was nice to see that YDL incorporates libraries > to handle the PBs' > intricacies, though (such as the contrast and brightness buttons). I then > sampled Mandrake Linux 8.2, [snip] > > All in all, I'm a little disappointed with Linux on OldWorld machines. > Bootstrapping takes quite a > while since Mac OS has to proceed pretty far into the boot process before > BootX (which is annoying in > its own right, especially, for some reason, when used with YDL) can be > triggered. When I successfully > got an Open Firmware command prompt on my WallStreet, I had a brief hope that > I would be able to [snip] > > Next stop: OS X 10.1. Armed with enough speed hacks, I think I can pull it > off, and not have to fiddle > with a dual-boot environment. I just want a nice devel platform where I can Welcome to the list. You are using the same computer as my self but you paid about 1% of what I paid. Memory is the key to good performance for both Linux and Mac OS X especially on this machine. You need to pay attention to specs to make sure you get memory that will work with the Wallstreet, but if you do you can get the machine to 512Meg. Suse Linux is not a free distribution, but the installer does an excellent job of installing a stable full featured system, that finds and works with all the assorted ports available on the Wallstreet. Of course OS X does just fine as well. The Wallstreet can boot with out needed to use the built in ROM. Apple knows how to do this and it is implemented in OS X. I assume that Linux developers will have this nailed down soon enough as well. Both Mac OSX and Linux are systems that will stay up an running for months and I eventually tired of the restarts and settled on OS X. You do have the option of running OS 9.2 with MOL under Linux. <comp.os.linux.powerpc> is great place for information about using Linux on a Mac OS X comes with the developer tools CD, and it can be downloaded from Apple as well. This will allow you to work with Darwin (Mach Kernal, BSD Unix). Darwin can be run without the rest of OS X even from a standard OS X install, and if you wish the x-windows can be started and ran as well, with a fair number of x-applications available and there are huge numbers of text interface applications. You may find this environment meets your UNIX interests, unless of course you really with to work specifically with Linux. You are correct that A/UX will not run with 9.2. Actually it is much older and I do not believe it will even run on a PPC Mac. It might be possible to run A/UX from the vMac emulator but I am not sure of this. Have fun. bill -- \/\/i||i@^^ ()\/e -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
