I've stopped using my G3/266 Wallstreet as my daily rig, and I want to install a free *NIX on it. I'm just not sure which flavor I want to use. It looks like this machine requires BootX and a Mac OS partition to boot Linux, but that totally ruins my plan -- I didn't particularly want to keep Mac OS around, but if I do, hey, I might as well keep Photoshop and BBEdit around. But the limiting factor? I only have 4 gigs to work with and no budgetary plans to upgrade the drive.
So that brings me to my question ... is there a free *NIX that I can run that doesn't require a Mac OS partition and supports all of the hardware in this model? I use NetBSD/68k on a few machines at home and the Open-Firmware stuff in NetBSD/PPC didn't scare me too bad when I read it over ... is there anyone on this list using NetBSD/PPC on a PowerBook who wouldn't mind discussing their rig? It looks like NetBSD/PPC might fit my needs (besides the experimental audio support, which I haven't really looked into just yet). Dan Willson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
