On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 01:32:22PM NZST, Jim Cheetham wrote: > > Well, I guess "it depends" on the hardware spec. I don't know how boot > is managed on older Macs, and I really don't know why someone who has > never installed OSX on a newer machine would want to put a Linux on - > i.e. they should know how to do the boot process themselves already.
disclaimer: this information may be outdated. Older can be tricky. The 601 based PowerMac (6100, 7100, 8100 Series) aren't supported by the linuxppc distributions. Instead, you're stuck with MkLinux, which was the linux kernel run on top of the Mach microkernel. (It was, in fact, My First Linux. 1995, I think) I'd be surprised if NetBSD wasn't running on it, but I haven't checked. It's been a while since I've owned my 6100. The moral of the story is that we should find out exactly what they're after. If they think that they can install linux on "old hardware", they may be in for more trouble than it's worth. Greg --- -
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