[Noisebridge-discuss] installing linux on the g4 mac's at noisebridge

[Patrick Keys]

We have a couple powerpc g4 computers at noisebridge.
One is a kiosk by the north wall; other is unplugged under a tech bench.

Both computers would probably be more useful with linux on them than the 
old pre-FreeBSD Mac OS.

Does anybody have any opinions about formatting them and installing linux?


Patrick


On 12/11/2010 12:17 PM, Philip Gavlan wrote:
> Yeah, I can vouch for that. I have a Dual G4 MDD that has run many forms
> of PPC Linux, and they all run like a dream.
>
> On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Michael Shiloh
> <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com <mailto:michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     On 12/11/2010 11:39 AM, Philip Gavlan wrote:
>
>         Yeah, Snow Leopard requires an Intel-based Mac. Apple removed
>         all PPC
>         support with 10.6+. Rendered all of my machines useless...sigh...
>
>
>
>     Good point. These are certainly PPC based.
>
>     Anyway, these machines are still up for grabs. I'm told they run PPC
>     Linux (Yellowdog?) quite nicely.
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