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BeOS on old PowerPook 1400cs

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Name: Beausoleil Samson
Date: November 22, 2003 at 18:24:55 Pacific
Subject: BeOS on old PowerPook 1400cs
OS: MacOS 7
CPU/Ram: PPC 117MHz / 16M
Comment:

I've got an old PowerBook but I'd like to have a viable OS on it. I've heard that old versions of BeOS are PPC friendly. Is that true ?
BTW, the PBook 1400 doesn't have an open firmware, that's why NetBSD can't run on it. Would a PPC-friendly BeOS need an open firmware ?

Thanx a lot,
Beausoleil


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