[SLUG] My new computer..

[Adams, Jamie]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Thomas [mailto:stuartthomas at clara.co.uk] 
> Sent: 20 August 2003 22:38
> To: scarborough at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] My new computer..
> 
> 
> Oh sir!
> 
> Mac OS X is based on FreeBSD (I know slap my wrist), and I 
> like it! on 
> my iBook (gcc 3.1).
> I also run Linux (SuSE) on vmware! on me PC.

I do plan on keeping MacOSX on for the time being at least. Im a sucker
for any new operating system! It will be dual booting Linux though.
 
> Anyway you may find these instructions 
> (http://lppcfom.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/446.html ) 
> useful. Mac OS X and the Open Firmware make the Mac a bit 
> like a Sun (to 
> configure, ok not quite, but I am being narrow), which is 
> quite nice as 
> oddly enough OF is a relative (Historically) of the Sun version, and 
> also runs fourth! oh joy.
> 
> You may also like this site...
> http://www.linuxppc.org/

Thanks Stu, of course this all rely's on the computer arriving okay. Lol
 	
> have fun,
> Stu
> p.s. Doesn't Gentoo run on PPC?

Yes, I belive it does. It might be an option when I have broadband.

 
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