Here is address for Mac group [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department: Help for Mac Users
Bobby Graham [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 12:35 PM Subject: RE: [brluglist] Any LinuxPPC/OSX/BSD/Mac geeks out there? > FYI, there is a Mac group here in Baton Rouge. Can't remember the name > though. > > Regards, Dustin > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of John Hebert > > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 11:57 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [brluglist] Any LinuxPPC/OSX/BSD/Mac geeks out there? > > > > > > I recently bought a used PowerMac 8500 and installed > > Yellow Dog Linux (http://www.yellowdoglinux.com) on > > it. YDL uses RPM and has lots of neato features like > > YUP (YDL Updater), etc. > > > > I also read that Darwin (the BSD core of Mac OSX) now > > runs on some PowerPC chips, including my 8500! So, I'm > > going to attempt to install Darwin and later OSX on my > > 8500. > > > > Which brings me to my question: are there any Mac > > geeks on this mailing list? It's been a heck of a > > while since I played with a Mac at length, but it > > seems easy enough. I have a few questions, like: Can I > > run some kinda video editing app like iMovie on MacOS > > 8.0.1? Where would I download files? etc, etc. > > > > I'm hoping to generate more interest in Mac OSX in the > > BRLUG, since it is UNIX at its core. The move by Apple > > to an open source based kernel was one of the biggest > > events in the last few years to support the open > > source movement. I am very surprised that there hasn't > > been more excitement about it in the open source > > community. The PowerPC chip is very fast for the > > price: I paid $100 for the PowerMac 8500 (128MB RAM, > > 8GB ext drive) and monitor. I plan to make it a > > development server running either Linux for PPC or > > OSX. > > > > John Hebert > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > > http://personals.yahoo.com > > ================================================ > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > your subscription information. > > ================================================ > > > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.286 / Virus Database: 152 - Release Date: 10/9/2001 ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
