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Re: OldWorld ROM Macintoshes



Hi,

Cedar Maxwell wrote:
Can anyone provide any guidance on how to install Debian onto an
OldWorld ROM Macintosh?

how old is oldworld?

I have a PMac 8200 which has been sitting for years unused. It was my development box for MkLinux, but I think it is perhaps to say goodbye to it, attempts reviving this interesting kernel failed, also by myself, since hacking in kernel code to support ext2 failed :( a pity.

It is really old.. first PCI series and so has proper OpenFirmware (v1 if memory serves, those that default to serial console) but has PPC 601 CPU. A strange mix of Apple harware and a PPC cpu which is still POWER compliant... old times!

Is that CPU still supported in the kernel or is it dead? I remember that some OS remove it, but I don't remember which.

Riccardo


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