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Old Mac / New Life
Name: Jkaz Date: June 24, 2005 at 14:53:26 Pacific OS: os8.1 / Linux CPU/Ram: 603e / 128mb / 4GB
Comment:
My old Mac is a PowerComputing PowerCenter 150 running OS 8.1 / 4G HD / 128MB Ram. I know the Mac systems well, I know the win systems well. I don't know that much about unix. I have been interested in running a version of Yellow Dog Linux to breathe new life into this good ol' machine. Problem is the YDL4 I downloaded far exceeds the hard disk capacity. Questions: Which version of YDL would work the best? How much success can I expect from this move to Linux? and where could I locate this recommended version?
Name: Jake2 Date: June 27, 2005 at 21:43:20 Pacific
Reply:
I'd try to install NetBSD on such a machine. You get a small base install and can use pkgsrc to add additional software. It isn't as user-friendly, but the documentation is excellent and probably a good read even if you intend to install Linux.
Name: uberpete Date: July 27, 2005 at 09:38:20 Pacific
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might be able to put a small install of ubuntu ppc. ubuntu also has a ppc live cd. which you can try. if it works then the hard drive version will work.
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