[LUAU] Minimum Macs

[Jaymes Schooler]

I got Yellowdog to run on PowerPC with the G3 Upgrade kit installed

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On Behalf Of R. Scott Belford
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 2:28 PM
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Subject: [LUAU] Minimum Macs


A question we get more and more often when people call to donate 
computers is, "Can we give you our Mac?"  I am having a hard time 
determining a safe cut off with respect to model and year.  With PC's we

cut off at a P166, and, for the older folks who are clueless about this,

I use 1996 in my math when asking 'how old'?

Does anyone know Macs well enough to say that from a Quadra xxx up, or 
whatever, is usable?  I know it is safe to say, 'starting with the G3s' 
but I also know that we have some beige donated model a member put 
gentoo on that simply rocks.

Any idea on model or year that is a safe cut off for accepting Macs to 
be used with Linux would be appreciated.

--scott

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R. Scott Belford
Founder/Director
The Hawaii Open Source Education Foundation
PO Box 392
Kailua, HI 96734
808.689.6518 phone/fax
scott at hosef.org
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