I noticed (what used to be) MacHelper is advertising eMacs (refurbished, of course) for $99. Just of of curiosity, what would be the most recent version of Linux that will run on these PPC-based machines?
Kevin
Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, Gentoo all have PPC versions available. That or you could simply cross compile a system to use the ppc architecture.
All the best, Robert Keizer
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Kevin McGregor kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.comwrote:
I noticed (what used to be) MacHelper is advertising eMacs (refurbished, of course) for $99. Just of of curiosity, what would be the most recent version of Linux that will run on these PPC-based machines?
Kevin
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On 10-11-26 07:56 PM, Kevin McGregor wrote:
I noticed (what used to be) MacHelper is advertising eMacs (refurbished, of course) for $99. Just of of curiosity, what would be the most recent version of Linux that will run on these PPC-based machines?
Kevin
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As a reference, I have an iMac which is a few versions older than the eMacs they have. It is running Xubuntu 6.something. When updating software it says there is an upgrade path to 8.something. I don't think I tried updating to that particular version. When I tried updating to a previous version (7.something or an earlier 8.something) the installation broke and I went back to the earlier version.
The eMac may be able to go to the higher version since it is newer and has the potential for a faster processor and more RAM.
Other things to be aware of are the weight (it is HEAVY), the fact there is no handle, and it is a nightmare to get open if you want to replace the hard drive or upgrade the RAM.
When all is said and done these machines aren't too bad relative to what you'd be paying. Bear in mind they are more than a few years old. Incidentally, a friend is running Kubuntu on his and it works like a champ. Mark J. and Scott B. also have experience with this sort of thing. Their opinions are worth listening to.
Related to this... The Muddy Waters club (http://mwcs.mb.ca) is having it's holiday "show and tell" meeting on the 7'th. If you'd like to show it off after you get it running I'm sure people would be interested in seeing it (assume five minutes but it could be half an hour). They were impressed when I brought in the iMac a few years ago. I'm not sure but I think the folks at the Mac User Group for Seniors (MUGS) may like a look as well. Since a lot of the iMacs and eMacs are coming out of schools at the moment your experiences would prove very informative.
Later Mike
Ubuntu and Fedora Core have been ported to PowerPC by independent teams, but Debian prides itself in being supported on just about any CPU.
I use Debian on a PowerPC as a personal server (G3, I think, I'm not even sure) and I never have to think about it.
Kind regards, Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson helgi@binary.is
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Kevin McGregor kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.comwrote:
I noticed (what used to be) MacHelper is advertising eMacs (refurbished, of course) for $99. Just of of curiosity, what would be the most recent version of Linux that will run on these PPC-based machines?
Kevin
Roundtable mailing list Roundtable@muug.mb.ca http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable
There are several pitfalls to using non-MacOS-UNIX on a G3 platform, the non-availability of binary blobs foremost among those, with the fact that you’re typically weeks or months behind other platforms running a close second. For example, no Flash. Period. Or accelerated video drivers, sometimes.
I would suggest taking a close look at running either OpenBSD or NetBSD on a G3; NetBSD still treats PPC as a tier-1 platform (AFAIK) and OpenBSD, well, just doesn’t need to be updated very often :-). (Neither does Debian, for that matter.)
Also, compared to *anything* current (even Netbooks), a G3 is going to feel sloooooooow.
-Adam
From: roundtable-bounces@muug.mb.ca [mailto:roundtable-bounces@muug.mb.ca] On Behalf Of Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 02:47 To: Continuation of Round Table discussion Subject: Re: [RndTbl] Linux on eMac
Ubuntu and Fedora Core have been ported to PowerPC by independent teams, but Debian prides itself in being supported on just about any CPU.
I use Debian on a PowerPC as a personal server (G3, I think, I'm not even sure) and I never have to think about it.
Kind regards,
Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson
helgi@binary.is
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Kevin McGregor kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com wrote:
I noticed (what used to be) MacHelper is advertising eMacs (refurbished, of course) for $99. Just of of curiosity, what would be the most recent version of Linux that will run on these PPC-based machines?
Kevin
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