Re: Installing Debian 10.9 Buster on iMac G5 (powerpc)
On Sonntag, 2. Mai 2021 13:29:47 -04 didier gaumet wrote:
> Le 02/05/2021 à 16:43, Greg Wooledge a écrit :
> > On Sun, May 02, 2021 at 04:38:21PM +0200, didier gaumet wrote:
> >> From what I understand (If I understand correctly), your processor
> >> is a>>
> >> powerpc64 Big Indian, not a powerpc64 Little Indian [...]
> >
> > That's "Endian", not "Indian".
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness
>
> Thank you Greg, but I promise you, Your Honor, I'm not guilty, for the
> life of me ;-)
>
> In this case, I did know the concept and its correct spelling but:
> - being absent-minded by nature
> - thinking in english (I have almost wrote "inglish")
> - but unconsciously verifying spelling in french (my native language)
> while writing
> - and being guilty of not re-reading myself before posting
>
> You have there a perfect recipe for a disaster ;-)
That is cute and it reminds me of Peter Sellers in "The Party"
... talking of little Indians and disasters ...
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