[Wylug-discuss] *nix on G4 Mac Mini

[Nick Moulsdale]

Will the hardware have enough power to run OS x?

N.G. Moulsdale FCA 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wylug-discuss-bounces at wylug.org.uk 
> [mailto:wylug-discuss-bounces at wylug.org.uk] On Behalf Of John Hodrien
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:44 AM
> To: WYLUG
> Subject: Re: [Wylug-discuss] *nix on G4 Mac Mini
> 
> On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Dave Fisher wrote:
> 
> > I have a G4 Mac Mini that I bought partly out of curiousity 
> and partly 
> > for the Mac's supposed multimedia editing capabilities ... 
> using the 
> > excuse that it was the only practical way to do detailed website 
> > compatibility testing on Safari ;-)
> >
> > I rarely use it these days, not least because it is dog slow and I 
> > truly hate the desktop's (non)usability.
> >
> > So I've begun to wonder about replacing the OS with some 
> sort of *nix, 
> > e.g. to use it for testing and protyping websites
> >
> > Has anyone got any relevant experience or recommendations?
> 
> Personally, I'd suggest OS X...
> 
> jh
> 
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> mother and father.
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