Absolutely not! I've gotten linux on older PPC hardware so we should be able to. However, each mac has it's own host of oddities, so each will be an adventure.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Patrick Keys <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:citizenkeys@gmail.com">citizenkeys@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Do the legacy g4's have to be imac's?<br>
We have one first-generation old-school imac here that we can convert.<br>
We also have two g4 towers.<br>
According to miloh, one of the g4's needs to be left alone for some<br>
special picture software.<br>
The other one can (and should) probably be converted, though.<br>
<br>
<br>
Patrick<br>
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On 12/15/2010 10:30 PM, Corey McGuire wrote:<br>
> Don't forget, tomorrow is 5moF. We will meet after.<br>
><br>
> First, Insignia Infocast Chumby Devices are cheap! Get you one!<br>
> <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Insignia%26%23153%3B+-+Infocast+3.5%22+Internet+Media+Display/1152881.p?id=1218226456157&skuId=1152881&st=infocast&cp=1&lp=2" target="_blank">http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Insignia%26%23153%3B+-+Infocast+3.5%22+Internet+Media+Display/1152881.p?id=1218226456157&skuId=1152881&st=infocast&cp=1&lp=2</a><br>
> <<a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Insignia%26%23153%3B+-+Infocast+3.5%22+Internet+Media+Display/1152881.p?id=1218226456157&skuId=1152881&st=infocast&cp=1&lp=2" target="_blank">http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Insignia%26%23153%3B+-+Infocast+3.5%22+Internet+Media+Display/1152881.p?id=1218226456157&skuId=1152881&st=infocast&cp=1&lp=2</a>><br>
><br>
> I cannot source a neater/cheaper embedded ARM Linux platform. We will<br>
> be working with these, among others.<br>
><br>
> Second, Lady Ada is having a Chumby Dev Board sale:<br>
> <a href="http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2010/12/16/11-off-chumby-hacker-board-v1-0-today-only/" target="_blank">http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2010/12/16/11-off-chumby-hacker-board-v1-0-today-only/</a><br>
><br>
> Haven't looked in to the deets. It's more pricey than the Infocast and<br>
> doesn't come with, well, everything else.<br>
><br>
> Third, Turn NB's Legacy iMac G4's in to functional Gnome Workstations?<br>
> Let's do it!<br>
><br>
><br>
> We will be using the above test cases to get tool chains up and running<br>
> on your systems.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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