Doug McNutt wrote: > At 13:06 -0500 12/4/09, Scott Holder wrote: > >> I honestly can't speak to all the PPCs, having not tried to ever run >> Linux on one (other than an abortive attempt on a Powerbook Duo 2300c >> that went nowhere). But for the 68ks, no, there's no ability to boot >> anything other than a Mac OS System Folder off an HFS volume. Some kind >> of ROM Limitation. So, you have no choice but to chainload it out of >> booted a Mac OS. >> > > Apple did deliver Mac II's with pre-installed UNIX. It may well have involved > a replacement ROM. > > One wonders if such a thing can be found in a land fill somewhere. >
That'd be interesting to see. Probably extremely rare, if it was a ROM replacement. I have/had a copy of AU/X running on a IIci, and even it had a AU/X Startup program that you had to run out of a stock System 7 boot. It was an interesting little minimal command line thing with some boot options and disagnostics. Scott -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
