At 21:54 +0200 7/5/10, Mac User #330250 wrote: >>And, sadly: goodbye!
Before you go too far. A couple of questions about Linux on MY 64 Sawtooth I'm now using Ubuntu on an Intel, but not Apple, box with a pair of Nvidia flat screens that work like a Mac only because of proprietary drivers from Nvidia. My G4 runs OS neXt with four monitors two of which are still CRTs. How can I work with lots of monitors under Linux? Xinerama is either a POS or I haven't figured it out yet. I use all those monitors for CAD software, Vectorworks 12.5 on my G4 and I can't afford to keep it updated but it runs on Macs and peecees but not under any kind of Linux or UNIX. If I put Linux on my G4 I doubt that I will be able to use all of the screen space. I certainly can't if I use X-11 to log in to my existing Linux box. Are there any open source options for decent computer aided design - circuit boards, electronic schematics, and some machine drawings - available for Linux? I keep looking and even compiling but I haven't found anything I can afford. Yeah. . there are things like Pro-Engineer which are way out of my price range. -- --> From the U S of A, the only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <-- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
