On Wednesday, October 05, 2005, at 10:10AM, Andre Skarzynski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The main issue with that used to crop up regarding Macs and UNIX, is that you >need a system that >has an MMU and FPU. Another of the biggest issues with UNIX on a Mac is actually Apple's ROMs, they really get in the way very badly on all types of UNIX I've tried on a Mac (apart from OS X and A/UX that is). All mac 68k open source UNIXs use a booter than actively has to quit Mac OS and boot the UNIX Kernel from there. Later PowerMacs with OpenFirmware require a booter to be loaded in pre-OS from a special hard disk partition. It's pretty icky either way. >As this is a Vintage Apple list, you must remember, that Apple had a SVR2 UNIX >known as A/UX that >ran on Mac II's and Quadra's. >Sure, as a workstation, the Mac excels, and I am glad to say that I run a >completely wintel free >house hold. >If I want to run a *NIX type OS, I'd much rather use one of my many Vintage >Macintoshes for that, >or >buy a real UNIX server, like a Sun, IBM RS/6000, HP >9000 or SGI etc... :-) Dunno if you've covered this already (using webmail so I can't see the rest of the thread!) but if you want a well developed, flexible and well supported UNIX for 68k Macs then try NetBSB-mac68k. The NetBSD site is at: http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/mac68k/ Everything you need is there and the official mailing list is pretty active and very helpful. -- Mark Benson http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
