Welcome! I am application developer specializing in low-level programming. I am generally interested in PowerPC architecture (as well as other RISC architectures). I have found PPC machines from Motorola and IBM quite expensive. Same applies to original Macs. Therefore I decided to get UMAX S900 machine. Due to that I have some questions about:
1. What is implemented in S900's OpenFirmware. I understand that it is version 1.0.5. What can I do with it? 2. My plan is to buy machine without MacOS installed. I want to boot directly some *nix environment, maybe *bsd or linux. Which of them may be directly booted from this machine (without any need of HFS partition or MacOS components) using OpenFirmware? 3. I guess this machine is originally equipped with ATI Rage 128. Is it true? what other Gfx cards will work on it (including usable OpenFirmware without additional terminal connected)? 4. Am I forced to work with ADB keyboard and mouse? are there any cheap or easy-to-make PS/2 -> ADB converters? 5. Is there an USB card for this machine? How is it supported on given OS'es? 6. If I will upgrade cpu to G3 or G4, will it be supported without any help from MacOS? 7. If I will buy some ATA card, will it be supported by OpenFirmware (so that I could boot from it)? That's all for a while :) With best regards, -- Michal Schulz -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
