Some Mac II was delivered with A/UX, but with the same ROM, I know.

The Macs Network Server 500 and 700 was shipped with specific ROMs
that run only AIX (don“t run Mac OS):

<http://www.apple-history.com/?page=gallery&model=ns500>


>>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.


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Emerson W.S.Moura

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