[TriLUG] why run open source OS on oddball old hardware? (LONGDIATRIBE)

[burnett at pobox.com]

On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, William W. Ward wrote:

> Would an Apple PowerMac 7100 qualify as "different" enough for a non-x86

A Motorola PowerPC 601/604-based Mac with NuBus slots is definitely not a 
standard x86 box :). Even Yellow Dog hesitates to claim support for the 
pre-G3 PowerPC and pre-PCI slot Macs. 

http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/hardware/breakdown/60x.shtml

has some links at the bottom to get you started. 

http://nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net/

http://nubus.tuxppc.org/

MkLinux supports the 7100. 

http://www.mklinux.org/

good luck,
Steve
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