Re: processor comparisson

[bhairava]

actually, i'm a debian fan :)
anyway, having never compiled a linux ppc kernel. i don't know how much 
is altivec supported, cause if it's not, the g4 is not worth it...

Norberto Quintanar wrote:

So you want to run Linux?  Well, where do I start?  Are you familiar
with linux?  Pay the extra ducats for the G4, get the maximum amount
of ram, and the best video card you can afford, that is compatible
with Linux <---very important make sure you check hardware
compatibility.  PPC Linux distribubtions are hardware hogs  Download
Yellow Dog Linux, join the lists over at
http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com or Mandrake, join over at
http://www.mandrakeusers.org.  Cross your fingers and hope you can
have a trouble free install :)  

--- bhairava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 

Michael Shaw wrote:

   

i own a 8600/250 and have the opportunity of upgrading it to
       

either a 
   

g3 or g4. what are the differences between those, is it worth
       

paying 
   

double just to get a g4 ?

i am new to mac world, excuse the "newbieness" of the question.

       

I would guess not. If you have a SPECIFIC manufacturer of G3 or
     

G4 
   

upgrades in mind you can probably find information and comparison
     

tests on the XLR8 or Sonnet or PowerLogix  sites on the internet.

The 400 Mhz G3 Sonnet PCI upgrade card with the 1Meg cache is a
     

very 
   

sweet upgrade, as is the Sonnet 800 Mhz G4 card. If you just want
     

G3 
   

compatibility and want to run Jaguar the G3 card is plenty good 
enough. The G4 card is definitely not worth twice the price of
     

the G3 
   

card...

     

those are the cards i'm talking about.
and i want to run linux :D
the [EMAIL PROTECTED] costs $256 while the [EMAIL PROTECTED] costs 371


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