anybody know if my old performa will run any of the *nix os ? have no experince with unix on mac but i promised myself to learn as i've used sun, linux, tru64 and freebsd. i guess i get bored easy.
~piranha https://suspicious.org/~piranha/idx.html -----Original Message----- From: MaX List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 1:20 PM To: MaX List Subject: Re: Best Unix for 68k and PPC Macs? On Feb 18, 2005, at 1:54 PM, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote: > 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? On Feb 18, 2005, at 2:32 PM, Matt R wrote: > I don't think he's prefering a Linux distro over a > BSD, its very much a personal preference AND choosing > the right tool for the job. I use Linux because that is what I started with when I needed to have a server like a Sun, but didn't cost like a Sun. I used Slackware because it came with the book ;) When our ISP put a NAT/mail/ISDN router in, it used RH 4.2 I've gone with RH ever since, and on PPC I've only used RPM-based distros ( MkLinux, LinuxPPC, YDL, Mandrake ). Largely what I know and what I am comfortable with. The documentation ( web, dead tree ) that is out there for Linux is voluminous, the BSD stuff not as much. I really don't think one is better than the other at the level you are at ( some would argue at any level ). On Feb 18, 2005, at 2:28 PM, John Klos wrote: > Any m68040 Mac is generally more than fast enough to route, NAT, > serve, or any combination faster than the typical home DSL or cable > modem. Agreed. Our performance constrained PPC Linux server runs mail, spam filtering, web proxy, file sharing for both Macs and Windows, light web serving, client backup, and is a rpm repository for YDL, FC2 & 3. It is connected via 100baseT to a 1000baseT backbone. A 300 MHz 604 9600 was not up to the task, there is no way a 68k Mac could handle the load. Our firewall/DNS server/mail gateway was a 200 MHz 604 with 128 MB of RAM, and it got bogged down. It is now a 300 MHz 604 with 304 MB of RAM, again no way for a 68k Mac to handle the load. But this isn't a home environment with a couple of users. Charles Dostale System Admin - Silver Oaks Communications http://www.silveroaks.com/ 824 17th Street, Moline IL 61265 -- 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 -- 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
