Dan already has a MBP- he doesn't need an iBook. =) Depending on the specs, I have a couple ideas where it would be useful.
Debian isn't the only Linux distro with a PPC version. I ran Ubuntu Server and then Xubuntu on an iMac G3 for a while. (So I have the knowledge.) Regardless, given the rarity which which Apple hardware comes through the shop, not to mention the comparatively high resale value of any such hardware we'd want to use, I think using Apple hardware in parallel would be neat but probably not worth the resources. -Matthew :wq! On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 10:21:53AM -0500, Robert Citek wrote: > With the exception of the iBook, those have already gone to WITS. Dan > expressed an interest in the iBook. > > FWIW, Debian runs on Mac (PPC) hardware[1,2]. In theory, that means > we could create an identical software installation and teach with the > same curriculum, but use a wider variety of hardware. Dunno if we > have any volunteers interested or knowledgeable in working on older > Mac hardware, though. > > [1] http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/ > [2] http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r3/powerpc/iso-cd/ > > Regards, > - Robert
