[plug] Linux on Macintosh 8500/120

[Shayne O'Neill]

I've found ubuntu (on the uwa server too I think) pure magic on the macs.
Which is saying something cos everything else I tried failed miseraby.

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005, Carl Gherardi wrote:

> On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:00:48 +0800, Gavin Rogers
> <grogers at vk6hgr.echidna.id.au> wrote:
> > At 08:51 AM 2/03/2005, you wrote:
> > >I have had debian running on a 7200/120 (pci based) which ran fine. I
> > >was running it as a server though, so I didn't try running X or sound.
> >
>
> Ditto with Yellowdog - You have to jump through a few hoops for 'old
> school' Mac bootloaders but it works well.
>
> > The reason I ask is because the machine has pretty good (for its age) video
> > input/output capabilities and I'd really like to be able to use them
> > without forking out for Mac OS software to do it.
> >
>
> Never used the video stuff on the older machines, but the audio worked
> pretty well (at least for a non-audiophile)
>
> Carl G
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