<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anyone got any advice or personal experience running a *nix OS on 68k > > Macs in particular, but also PPC Macs? I'd love to hear about your > > successes, failures, thoughts, etc. > > I agree that NetBSD is the best choice for 68k Macs, but I gave up on > that platform some time ago for performance reasons. 68k machines are > too slow for my uses, of course the performance my be OK for your > needs. I had to move one of our main servers from a 9600 to a B & W G3 > last year because of performance issues. After adding more personnel > and services, I will have to upgrade that system to a G4 this year.
For sure, if I'm running any OS on a 68k Mac I won't be after stellar performance. Still, as a low cost, low throughput server it's got be more productive than having old hardware sit in the garage gathering dust and having ants crawl through them (anyone else had that happen? - a son of a b*tch to clean afterwards). > I use YDL 3.0 on PPC for several tasks, three out of our seven Linux > servers are PPC. > > > The new YDL 4.0 only installs on NewWorld machines. I am planning a rpm > -Fvh upgrade from 3.0 to 4.0 on an OldWorld machine soon. If anyone is > interested I could post any problems or tips. Only one of our three PPC > Linux machines is NewWorld. You'd suggest a Linux dist. instead of BSD for example? Why Linux, if you don't mind me asking? Which will I be able to get the most useful software for? > And I use OS X as a "UNIX" on a whole bunch of PPC machines ;) > > > Charles Dostale > System Admin - Silver Oaks Communications > http://www.silveroaks.com/ > 824 17th Street, Moline IL 61265 Yeah, so do I :-) Regards, Jamie Kahn Genet -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
