On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 08:37 PM, Lynn Avants wrote:
On Thursday 20 March 2003 08:15 pm, David Douthitt wrote:I, too have been interested in a PowerPC port - mainly because the most
popular alternative to the Intel PC platform is Apple Macintosh.
Unfortunately, until the introduction of "New ROMs" using OpenBoot, the
Macs wouldn't have all of the needed software unless MacOS was booted
first.
Perhaps with some of the newer PowerMacs we could test out a PowerPC version of LEAF variants?
I'm actually in a good spot to try this - I'm running with a new iBook
and MacOS X 10.2. My two favorite enironments combined :-) Of course,
it would have to be a CDROM LEAF...
One of my friends has added Linux to the Mac boot-menu that was considered impossible (until he did it).
I don't know which boot menu you mean, but for several years there's been a couple of INITs that would do this. They depend on MacOS loading first.
My installation of Yellow Dog Linux (on a PowerMac 7200) uses a very nice and clean one of these. My installation of OpenBSD/Mac68k uses a Mac application called the Booter which runs after MacOS is loaded - but I've seen other Linux (and etc.) loaders back on 68k Macs before.
It came up with a picture of the BSD daemon or the Linux penguin and you had to click on the picture within so many secs...
Now with OpenBoot firmware, you don't need all that - you don't need MacOS at all.
So the possibility of running LEAF on these is very good. There are also
a couple of after-market manufacturers making wholesale Mac-machines as well.
I thought all of the Mac licenses were revoked - PowerMac, Motorola StarMax, UMax - they're all gone, thanks to Apple and Jobs.
Another option for someone in David D's environment is use of "WinTel" which
is a custom/extended version of Bochs for Mac's that actually runs as well.
Actually, there is a Bochs emulator for MacOS X - I downloaded it. Unfortunately, it was corrupt. Got to try again...
Now I've an AirPort card too. Watch out... I'm entering the 21st century! :-) Most -- all! -- of my other hardware (including PC and Mac hardware) is at least 10 to 20 years old...
-- David Douthitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNIX SysAdmin - HP/UX, UnixWare, Linux LPIC-1, Linux+
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