on 8/13/02 2:57 PM, Amber Rhea at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You might want to check out > <http://homepage.mac.com/macgurutemple/linux_for_mac4_distro_cmp.html>. It > compares the various benefits of Debian, LinuxPPC, SuSE, and YellowDog on > Mac hardware. There are also lots of good links and information. I know that > there are also other distros are available for Mac. I think Mandrake is now > available for Mac. > > As someone else mentioned, if you have an 80mhz PowerMac it's most likely > Nubus. The only Linux distro that is supported on Nubus Macs is MkLinux. See > <http://www.mklinux.org/> for info. > > I've run Debian briefly on a 68k Mac and it worked well. I've tried to > install YellowDog on several machines but have become fed up with it each > time. > > Also, don't forget about NetBSD... it's very popular with some people on > this list. :) I keep meaning to install it on one of my machines but never > seem to get around to it. Also, BeOS isn't really a *nix, but it's a darn > fine OS if I do say so myself, so you might want to consider that, too! :) > > Amber > > On 8/13/02 10:44 AM, Steve Vaught at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I am curious about linux on ppc. I've tried yellow dog before and it was >> neat, but nothing to shout about and it was a lot of work and was slow as >> compared to system 8.x on a 80mhz machine. >> >> What are the popular versions and what are the catches to using linux over >> mac os and vice versa. >> >> Thanks >> -- >> Steve Vaught >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.highresolutions.com >> http://www.highresprinting.com >> ---------------------------------------- >> High Resolutions, Inc. >> 125 West Jackson Avenue >> Knoxville, TN 37902 >> ph. 865.523.3361 >> fx. 865.523.3763 >> Main email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Secondary: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Job Submission: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ---------------------------------------- >> > I LOVED BeOs .. THAT was an OS!
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