[plug] iBook question

[Rob Davies]

If you get Mac OS X running try fink not sure if it will function
without OS X. http://fink.sourceforge.net/index.php?phpLang=en

The Distro is mirrored locally by WAMUG do not have actual url, me
thinks James has it hidden in magical info box?

On Tue, 2004-05-04 at 23:07, Shayne O'Neill wrote:
> I tried to install debian on a G3 once, and trashed the boot bios :( :( :(
> 
> since vowed never to try again.
> 
> ------------------------------------
> "Must not Sleep! Must warn others!"
> -Aesop.
> Shayne O'Neill. Indymedia. Fun.
> http://www.perthimc.asn.au
> 
> On Tue, 4 May 2004, Matthew Prouse wrote:
> 
> >
> > I just found a toilet seat :) I mean an Apple iBook whilst cleaning out a
> > cupboard at work. I blew the dust off it and turned it on: it works... Boss
> > gave it to me.... happy birthday!
> >
> > It is an Apple G3 iBook, 366Mhz with 192MB of RAM. It's running OS 9.1 -
> > although I found a copy of OS X 10.2 OEM in the same cupboard (we once had
> > Mac laptops for graphics/media work). It claims it will install on this
> > machine - and I will probably give it a try.
> >
> > Are there any bad apples here? Did I just get handed a lemon or a toilet seat?
> > At first glance its perfect for my other life as an economics student at
> > Murdoch. My question is: does anyone who has, or did have, one run Linux on
> > them at all?
> >
> > I asked at Linuxcult and they said Yellowdog. I asked at MandrakeUsers and
> > MandrakeClub and they've suggested Gentoo and not Mandrake 9.1 PPC.
> >
> > Does anyone have any advice or experience with these machines? They look real
> > spiffy btw :-)
> >
> > mousematt
> > _______________________________________________
cheers
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