> One thing though, linux will have some advatages ove NetBSD (it looks > like it might have better support for colour under X, but I'm not sure) > and vice versa. It would really be interesting to see a comparison of > the two. I'm planning on getting another drive for the 650, maybe I'll > throw linux on it one day and compare them myself.
I have tried both on my Quadra 800. First I tried Debian linux. I had quite a few problems with dselect (the package management system) giving nasty segmentation faults, after which lots of things segfaulted, which in some cases meant I couldn't shut down cleanly as shutdown segfaulted, so I had to power cycle. I persevered and got it all runnign - X was OK, if a little slow. After a power cycle killed my root partition, I tried NetBSD. This seemed to be more stable, but less capable (only monochrome, for example). Of course, my linux problems may well have been caused by flaky hardware, and I may just have been lucky so far with netBSD. YMMV Ian -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
