Re: Is the iBook2 really good?
Russell Williams wrote:
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> Is the iBook2 really a good choice as an inexpensive Debian notebook?
Most definitely.
> What are the bad parts of it?
Some hardware support isn't well integrated yet, you might have to collect a
few patches.
> Can I just recompile x86 apps?
In general, yes. But you don't even have to, it's all done for you by our
hard-working team of porters/developers. ;)
> E.g. I would like to run Ximian Gnome but they only have debs for
> Potato/x86.
Do you absolutely need _Ximian_ GNOME? GNOME 1.4 is in the main Debian
archive, and the Ximian debs tend to be worse integrated into the system.
> I have heard very different opinions on the G3 500
> ranging from people saying it's as good as a P3 800 to
> opinions saying it's no better than a Celeron 300.
It depends on the application.
> I usually use Ximian Gnome and Mozilla and Gnumeric
> etc. Is the G3 500 strong enough for those apps?
Yep. Even the G3 400 in this Pismo is. ;) Enough RAM is probably more
important anyway.
> BTW I sometimes like to play games. Can I play Unreal
> Tournament comfortably or is the G3 500 too slow?
You'd have to port UT to PPC first to tell... I'm afraid it'd be too slow.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
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