And I forgot to mention what this had to do with Fedora Core ... X-( On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 14:26:33 +0900 Joel <rees@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote > On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 23:06:32 -0500 > "Sam Williams" <sam@xxxxxxx> wrote > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of Charles Li > > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 1:21 PM > > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Does Fedora core 3 run on Mac PowerPC G3? > > > > > Hi, > > > I recently got a bunch of Mac G3. Just wonder what I > > > can do with them. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Charles Li > > > > Charles, > > > > Don't know about Fedora Core but Mac OS X runs on them. OS X is based on > > FreeBSD, is compatible with all Mac peripherals and even has good phone > > support. It is a real operating system. The GUI is a bit cute for me > > sometimes but open terminal and you're in ..IX. > > > > Sam > > Just for the record, some G3s will not run the newest Mac OS X (coming > out real soon now). But they should run 10.2 or 10.3. Even the old beige > G3s can usually be coaxed to run 10.2, although there are some > hair-raising accounts ... . > > http://www.lowendmac.com is a good resource on Macs. > > Which leads to the question for Charles, which G3s? > > Blue&Whites? Beige? Notebooks? Most of the G3s after the beige G3s will install and run Linux and *BSD with little problem. Yellow Dog Linux, which tracks Fedora Core, has been mentioned, and there are others, as well. I'd assume they'll run FC4. But the beige G3s -- At this point, beige G3s are fun to waste time on. Even in the good cases with the beige G3s, you should expect to put in a long weekend just laying the groundwork, then expect maybe several more before you can be sure whether the particular machine you have can boot Linux or not. If you have video problems along the way, expect to run the box headless, if at all. So, unless you are into scsi and video drivers, kernel hacking, and reverse-engineering, don't expect much with the beige G3s. On the bright side, the beige G3s run Mac OS 8 or 9 quite well, and you can get terminal emulators for them, last I checked. -- Joel Rees <rees@xxxxxxxxxxx> digitcom, inc. 株式会社デジコム Kobe, Japan +81-78-672-8800 ** <http://www.ddcom.co.jp> **
