> I am cuurently a student at my local CC taking night classes towards
> a degree in application software developement. In an effort to broaden my
> OS experience (I am already familiar with windoze, dos and the Mac OS), I
> have decided to give Unix a try.
> My test machine will be a Power Mac 6100/66 with 1.1 Gig HD space (2
> drives, 1 Gig and 100MB) , 72MB RAM, a 15-inch Apple multiscan monitor,
> and an external SCSI 24x CD-ROM drive. The 6100 currently has OS 8.6
> installed.
> Can anyone offer any suggestions or advice on any of the following:
> What flavor of Unix would best to start out with?
> Any known issues with my choosen test machine?
> Any general tips or advice?
A 6100 is actually a very poor choice for trying to run Unix on. Most of the
Unices available for Power Macs will not run on it, as most require Open
Firmware of some kind to run well (or at all). I would recommend at least
a 7500, but even that will probably need a 604 daughtercard installed.
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