I believe you can run debian-m68k on the quadras... check jag's house for details.
On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:42:05 -0500, Dwight Hines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anything you find out about q700s will be appreciated. I use a Powerbook > Pismo for my daily stuff but would like to dedicate my quads to slow > crunching. In the old days we used to use an old old, at the time quite new > and modern, Commodore 64 for doing fourier transforms. The big problem was > getting a problem finished before the power would go out, which happened > about twice every ten days or so. > > So, let me know if there is anyone running a modified or straight linux > system on the Q700s. > > I could be enticed into working on linux on the 700s. Seems nice and zen > like. > > dh > > > > From: Philip Stortz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [q] Quad > > 700 users, can two or more quads be yoked together? > > > > with the older versions of the mac os, i doubt it. with linux or bsd etc. > > possibly. in any case, it's not worth worrying about, it would still be way, > > way too slow for seti and like that. i like the q700, but it's just not up to > > major, major number crunching like what's needed for seti and similar projects > > (i have one, and want another one). definitely don't trash the nice little > > machines, i do love them since they have the small iici form factor. also, > > for less critical use i'll be offering a clock chipping circuit soon that's > > better than the older approach and won't require soldering. i'll also be > > checking with my q700 to see if i can put in a faster processor, if i can bump > > it up to 33 or 40 mhz with a faster processor and clock chipping i'll really > > like it! > > -- > Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
