Perhaps ... http://www.openbsd.org/mac68k.html && ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.0/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k would be of interest?
On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 11:52:04AM -0800, Linux Rocks ! wrote: > Hmmm.... Id like to see the mac classic doing *nix. I have an old one.. I > even have a 20 meg "HyperDrive" with it. It didnt boot last time I checked... > but before that It had worked great (for a 15 year old computer...) If there > is a reasonably easy way to put linux on it, ill dig the thing up and try... > I cant imagine playing mp3's on it...word processing and web browsing would > be about the max, heck I cant even remember any graphics to speak of. > my P120 will play mp3's just fine (atleast at 128kbps), but I just dont > think any mac classic will do the compression required for mp3, kernel > compile may take many hours on such a computer. but I would still like to try > linux on it. > > Jamie > > On Saturday 12 January 2002 22:17, you wrote: > > Has anyone experience with Unices/Gnu/Linux on the Mac Classic II? > > This is pretty olf stuff but not so bad at all, should be a fun little gig; > > it's my neighbor's by the by -- the biggest hurdle seems connectivity. > > There's another Mac (also relatively old -68k) which I'm hoping appletalk > > could be established to avoid trying to use a serial line. Here's some > > info: > > Classic II has a 16MHz 68030, PMMU but no FPU, B&W of course and > > works a lot like the Performa 200 apparently... > > Any idea if this could decode and play mp3's? The primary goal is just to > > to be able to write on it, and move the text to another local pc, prolly > > his other mac via appletalk, maybe via serial. I am of course looking to > > test the limits a little, maybe see how mame works on that old beast, which > > is also apparently fully 32-bit. Maybe linux games would > > be best (lbreakout is one I like)... or, uh, text-mode quake anyone? > > Hum, this http://maclinuxstatus.sourceforge.net/status/ shows > > that the FPU is optional, but looks like http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/ > > will make it work. Looking to finish & return the little doorstop in the > > next two weeks. Anyone interested or got tips, suggestions? > > > > cheers > > ben > > > > ps - the internal drive is HD afaik, and there is an additional 250MB > > external HD. -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
