In theory, you could get a minimal X-Windowing environment going, but it'll
be tricky getting NetBSD to boot with the add-on PMMU and FPU, because there
is no place onboad to add one. You could try to dig up the PDS accelerators
that have those pieces on them, but *BSD and Linux (As well as A/UX) don't
take well to PDS accelerators.
Get a cheap x86 box to play with *BSD or Linux. There's no good reason to
use it on a Mac. In the x86 world, you'll have more available compiled
applications, better hardware support, more functionality, and better speed
per MHz than a Mac. You could most likely sell your Mac LC on the swap list
and use the money to get a cheap Pentium box out of the classifides of your
local newspaper.
> You can use NetBSD functionally with
> 10MB, but the LC is not listed as officially supported (you need to
> install a 68851 PMMU; an FPU is strongly recommended; and even then it
> still might not run).
--
Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and...
Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives |
- Epson Stylus Color 740 Printers refurbished $79 | & CDRWs on Sale! |
Support Low End Mac, sign up for PayPal, possible $5 bonus.
<http://lowendmac.com/ad/paypal.html>
Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD
<http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html>
- - - - -
Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml>
The FAQ: <http://macfaq.binhost.com/>
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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/>
Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks!
<http://www.applelinks.com>
