Re: PowerBook G4
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.
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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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