Re: Performa PPC 7100
Hi all,
For the mailing list, I add my previous answer to Mario in this e-mail.
And my answer is:
Sorry, I don't know Performa 6400... but I think it's a PowerPC (603e)
nubus based machine...
Laurent
Mario Menezes wrote:
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> --
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> On Fri, 18 Feb 2000 17:10:17 Laurent Vivier wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I used this kind of machine two years ago.
>
> If you mean PowerMac 7100 (not performa), it's a PowerPC nubus based machine,
> not a PowerPC PCI based.
>
> So you can't run linux m68k (because it's a powerPC), nor linuxPPC (because it's
> not a PCI based system)but only MkLinux (the linux release of Apple based on a
> Mach Microkernel) http://www.mklinux.org .
>
> All binaries are same between linuxPPC and mklinux, only kernel changes, so you
> can install packages coming from debian or linuxPPC (but you need the
> installer !).
>
> You can find mklinux on the CDROM of linuxPPC http://www.linuxppc.com , which is
> based on readhat 6.0 packaging (not debian) .
>
> I don't know if debian includes mklinux on its CD-ROM.
>
> You need to know that it's a slow machine, for instance:
>
> MacIIci linux-m68k Motorola 68030 at 25 Mhz: 6 BogoMips
> PowerBook/G3 linuxPPC Motorola G3 at 250 Mhz: 499 BogoMips
> PowerBook/G3 MkLinux Motorola G3 at 250 Mhz: 249 BogoMips
> PowerMac 7100 MkLinux Motorola PowerPC 601 at 66 Mhz: 66 BogoMips.
>
> but bogomips it's not very good way to measure performance...
>
> It's good machine for basic things but not for computing or compiling C++
> objects (too slow).
>
> Regards,
> Laurent
>
>
>
> Hi Laurent,
>
> Thanks for your answer!
> Indeed, I was wrong about the model. I
> checked again with the guy that has the machine.
> It's a Performa 6400 PowerPC.
> So I would like to know if your answer still
> apply to this model?
> Thanks very much.
>
> []s,
> Mario
>
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