Re: Re: Linux on Mac
  By: Tracker1 to Mindless Automaton on Tue Apr 04 2006 05:01 am

 > Mindless Automaton wrote:
 > > I was thinking sweet, I have a PowerMac 6100 66Mhz!  Oh well..
 > 
 > A yellowdog install, without a heavy gui might work okay on it... would
 > probably suggest 256mb ram, if it has much less, may not be so good.
 > 

I've only installed Linux this one time on a Mac, but either a smaller 
distro like Yellowdog or maybe an older varient of another distro might 
work.  I installed RH 7.3 on a 486DX-50Mhz box about two years ago using my 
old hercules monitor I got with my first DOS-based PC around 1990 plus an 8 
or so year old Hayes 28.8Kbps modem.  Still worked like a champ and used 
this box as a dial-up server for about a year.

I love working with older computers... Unlike today those things were meant 
to last forever!

Sam


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