LinuxPPC or other PPC distros of Linux run well on these class of
PowerMacs. (603e and 604/604e based PowerPC chips).
You have to make sure your systems are not NuBUS, and that they have a
supported Network card controller chip. (This would be an LinuxPPC
limitation, if LinuxPPC support the computer on thier list, then it would
be ok)
I have run a LinuxPPC server at home for over a year now and it works
great. I have never made an LTSP attempt, but really, mimicking the X86
stuff would be most of the work. It's an effort in reproducing the effort
on the PowerPC, and making a bootable network floppy which may be the hard
part.
Sellers
>
> A school nearby has been donated some desktop Macs and a server, and have
> come to me for advice - but I know next to nothing about Macs & Linux. It's a
> mixed bunch of hardware: 5300, 6320, 7200 & 7300. The LinuxPPC and mkLinux
> distributions seem to cover them as standalone machines, if that's what one
> wants.
>
> I know there's been some preliminary moves to enable LTSP to support other
> platforms than Intel (new location of ltsroot etc), but this list is
> essentially about Intel-based h/w. Still, could someone give me some pointers
> as to the usability of Macs as X-terminals? URLs or experiences all welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Ragnar Wisl�ff
> ----------
> life is a reach. then you gybe
>
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