[Dr.Michael]

Hi guys,

for nostalgia (my first mac was an iBook blueberry) and because I need a cheap server I want to buy an iBook. first thought about an SE 366 failed because of missing firewire support. I want easy access to a backup drive.

What about the 466 SE iBooks? Does Panther run well on them?
Does anyone run Yellow Dog Linux on this iBook? How is that?

[KianD]

Panther won't run "well", but it will run. If you turn off some of the graphical effects, it'll run a bit better.

YDL should be fine, just don't expect to be able to play DVD's on it under YDL. Not that YDL comes with a DVD player anyway...

[KianD]

Oh, and on a machine that common, YDL will work very, very well hardware wise - drop in CD, hold down C, install, done.

Its just a bitch on OldWorld machines, G5 iMacs and the latest iBook/AlBook...

[Hi I'm Ben]

I think it will run fine. I ran my 500 mhz iBook without any huge headaches for basic stuff.