Re: PowerBook G4
Ok fine then. I wont be using the modem so that wont be a problem...
How much better do you think the hardwaresupport will be in the
beginning of march? (thats when ill get it if i buy it)
The modelnumber seems to be M8363S/A however I am not 100% sure about
this since all it says about this computer on my note i got is the
following:
PowerBook G4 667 Mhz/512MB/30GB/DVD
Regards
Tomasz
On Thu, 2002-01-03 at 18:46, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-01-03 at 18:28, Tomasz Matuszczyk wrote:
> > I have a few questions... I usually run debian on PC but now i've had a
> > very tempting offer to buy a PowerBook G4.
>
> A new one or an old one? I'll assume the former; they're much more
> powerful but not quite as well supported yet.
>
> > What I would like to know is:
> >
> > 1. Will debian work fine with this computer?
>
> Yes! Probably harder to set up than an x86 box, but the result is much
> nicer. :) Hardware support is also developing nicely except for the
> Winmodem-style internal modem.
>
> > 2. Does apt-get work with mac or do you have to compile all programs
> > yourself?
>
> Works of course.
>
> > 3. This computer only has one mousebutton right?? How does this work?
>
> The trackpad has only one button. You can emulate the others with keys,
> but do yourself a favour and use a decent USB mouse. :)
>
> > 4. Can i have both debian and macos X on the same computer? (I prefer
> > photoshop to gimp ;).)
>
> There's no native Photoshop for MacOS X yet, right? You can run MacOS 9
> inside Linux with MOL. Packages are available.
>
>
> --
> Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
> XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
>
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