I'm running a StarMax 4000/200, which dual-boots Mac OS 9.1 and Yellow Dog Linux 2.0 (http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/). I don't want to be off-putting, but it was difficult to get it all running (only possible for me, rather a newbie to Linux, with the help of the nice guys in #linuxppc on IRC at irc.openprojects.net).
I had a lot of difficulties, requiring a lot of changes to be made, even a new kernel to be sought out and downloaded to support the Mach64VT (or whatever its called) graphics chip on my machine. Even now, the cursor (and all other moving objects) 'paint' all over the screen, and with either KDE 2.0 or GNOME 1.4 or something, the RAM soon runs out and everything goes slow, 64 Mb RAM is just insufficient, it seems, to run a recent desktop manager. Text mode runs fine though. If you are a Linux expert already, it should be easy to sort out, if you are a newbie, expect to have problems, make sure you befriend a Linux nerd before you start ;) Alas, I have abandoned Linux, and now only use Mac OS. OK, it freezes, but so does Win 98 about once a day at work; both Mac OS and Win 98 run far, far more efficiently (hmm...Lnux-Mandrake runs fine with KDE 1 in 64 Mb RAM on a 200-ish MHz PC) so I'll stick to them, even though Linux, when its walking not crawling along, is a cool OS. - Daniel. -- StarMax 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> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
