[Wolves] off topic: Mac

[Ade]

aaaaaargh !!  -- Stop it already !!!


On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 09:11:34 +0000, sparkes <sparkes at westmids.biz> wrote:
> Schwuk wrote:
> > On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 23:10, Andy Wootton wrote:
> 
> >
> > Back on topic - I want a laptop, but don't want the headaches of
> > hardware support. I've heard nothing but good things about Linux
> > (particularly Ubuntu) on Powerbooks. My budget can't extend to a new G4
> > or even an iBook, so... Any ideas how well it will run on an older G3?
> > 
> ubuntu runs perfectly well on my G3 powerbook.  You need to make sure
> it's newworld mac as the G3 powerbook was the turning point.  I have a
> lombard with the bronze keyboard at it is the first new world mac but
> the earlier G3's are still oldworld.  Everything before this is harder
> to get set up and isn't supported by ubuntu
> 
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> 
> HTH
> 
> sparkes
> 
> 
> 
> 
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