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Re: Debian Linux on a mac?



On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 10:24:48AM -0400 or thereabouts, Loki wrote:
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> On Sat, 21 Aug 2004, S.D.A. wrote:
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> > One would think that some Debian Mac hobbyist, would have written up a 'how
> > to' for installing on "Old World" Macs -- Or perhaps, I just haven't looked
> > hard enough...
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> Old World Macs are pretty rare these days. Remember, that means Macs that
> are well before the iMac, which mostly translates to either Macs that are
> so old you can't put Linux on them (well OK, you can put Linux
> theoretically on your Mac SE30, but OMG), or Macs made while Apple was
> struggling and thus not selling many computers.

I'm talking 1st generation G3 -- not that old. I consider Commodore 64s to be
"old". It's all relative. ;)

> Most Linux PPC installs I see or hear about are done on older-model iMacs.

Yes I'm aware of the history. Quite a few people were using MKLinux, then
LinuxPPC a few years ago. It's just that we're talking a minimal percentage of
the overall 3% market penetration, are running Linux on PPC -- That's probably
more of the issue.

-- 
Steve
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  Saturday Aug 21 2004 10:46:01 AM EDT
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In a great romance, each person basically plays a part that the
other really likes.
		-- Elizabeth Ashley

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