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IBM publishes "Linux on Mac: a POWER programmer's primer"
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Linux on Mac: a POWER programmer's primer
Your favorite operating system isn't only for x86
It's an interesting read, but I found this part (unintentionally) amusing (at least in the context of MacNN).
There are a number of scenarios where it makes more sense to run Linux on your Apple machine than to run OS X. A first situation -- one that will appeal much more to hobbyists than to corporate users -- is when the Mac in question is an older machine. OS X is either entirely unsupported, or at least quite sluggish, on older Macs: 603s, 604s, or even early G3s. Linux can be quite snappy on these older systems; and Linux is a lot more useful as a server, or in many cases even as a desktop, than is the Mac OS 9 (or earlier) that came with those older machines. Still, the hobbyist segment is fairly narrow, or at least does not need to look here for advice.
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Very informative, readable article giving (even the non 'nix-head) a nice overview of the Linux world and the potentials of the PPC architecture for alternate usages.
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TOMBSTONE: "He's trashed his last preferences"
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I'm sure they meant Snappy™.
Great find Eug.
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Originally posted by natan:
No Gentoo love, weak.
I thought gentoo had a PPC port?
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15 inch MacBook Pro 2.16 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 7200 RPM 100GB HDD.
Dual 2.5 GHz Power Mac G5, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, ATI Radeon X800XT.
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Originally posted by KraziKid:
I thought gentoo had a PPC port?
I think there is a port too, but I think he meant IBM didn't mention Gentoo in the article.
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Originally posted by bradoesch:
I think there is a port too, but I think he meant IBM didn't mention Gentoo in the article.
Yes that's waht he meant. Gentoo only support G3 and 4 I think.
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Originally posted by WJMoore:
Yes that's waht he meant. Gentoo only support G3 and 4 I think.
I think you're right. I was forgetting about the stuff in the G5s that needs OS X to operate properly.
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