At 08:23 -0800 1/9/12, Joshua Juran wrote, and I snipped:: > >Those seeking an alternative OS for PPC Macs I would refer to Debian >GNU/Linux. > >http://www.debian.org/ > >An eccentric few[1] might enjoy using MacRelix on Mac OS 9 or earlier. It's >developed by me and distributed under the GNU GPL version 3 or later. > >http://www.metamage.com/code/MacRelix/ > >Josh > >[1] You're enough of a hacker that you're already using an actual Unix >system, but you're also still using Mac OS 9 for some reason.
I guess I qualify having started with UNIX on a machine with 1/2 inch tapes and 16 bit words. The Ubuntu box is on a desk to my left. This comes to you from an 8500 running 9.1. It has no problems with Eudora 5.1 which beats any UNIX mail program I have ever seen. The application uses a resource fork for its preferences and message directories. It will never be ported to Lion. I also really like those resource forks, an Apple invention that Apple itself is killing off. The UNIX version comes from NexT Inc. I see it as the source of the X in OS neXt while claiming it means ten. The left screen shows an MPW window which is essentially a combined text editor and a c-shell for OS 9. Now free from Apple. I can edit lines of text which are really shell commands for OS 9. Starting up Eudora is a matter of selecting this line: open -f "Callisto:Applications:Communication:Eudora 5.1:Eudora" Poke the ENTER key and everything happens. Forget about Finder. I can also use compilers and assemblers when I feel like it. More complicated scripts are simple text files that I can execute just by selecting the file name and poking ENTER. I shall have a look at MacRelix. -- 1801 - Joseph Marie Jacquard uses punch cards to instruct a loom to weave "hello, world" into a tapestry. -- 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
