Re: PowerBook G4
On Fri, 2002-01-04 at 23:13, Michel Lanners wrote:
> On 3 Jan, this message from Michel Dänzer echoed through cyberspace:
>
> >> > hardware will also hopefully be supported in the mainline kernel by
> >> > then, and if not it will certainly be in the PPC specific kernels.
> >>
> >> Aside from the 3D acceleration and the modem most stuff is already
> >> supported to at least a reasonable. I think the only things I've not
> >> tried are PCMCIA (I'm pretty sure that's supported), IR and the video
> >> out.
> >>
> >> Basically, you'd be pretty much OK if you had one now and things are
> >> likely to get better.
> >
> > Absolutely. When I'll become the proud owner of such a machine at last,
> > I won't be able to live without 3D acceleration for a long time - all
> > those games are just no fun without. So I'm rather confident that it'll
> > work in XFree86 4.3.0 at the latest. :)
>
> Will it be that long until you finally get that PB?
Of course I hope to get one sooner...
> You'd better make them keep one for you if you want a Ti.. until then they'll be oldtimers
> ;-)
Hahaha. :) You're saying there will be new PowerBooks by this summer?
Not that I'd mind getting an even better box... Do you have contacts
with Apple? :)
> PS I suppose you noticed the combo drive in the new configs?
Yes, so? I never asked for one of those. ;)
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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