Re: The new flat screen iMacs


Subject: Re: The new flat screen iMacs
From: Gordon Neault (gordo-x@shaw.ca)
Date: Tue Jan 08 2002 - 16:19:43 MST


Well, nobody knows for sure. Somebody, sooner or later is going to try
it.
However, please note that the Geforce2 chip in the new iMacs is not
identical to the one supported by YDL 2.1 on tower G4s. It's a
"mobility" chipset like that found in laptops.
On Tuesday, January 8, 2002, at 03:47 PM, Cliff Y wrote:

> Will Yellow Dog Linux be able to run on the new Imacs?
> As far as I can tell, Yellow Dog looks to be the only
> distro which will be able to handle the nvidia geforce
> 2 chip that will be in the new ones. Are there plans
> to ensure that YDL will function on the new machines?
>
>
> Sorry if this has already been asked - I'm a newcomer
> to this list.
>
> CY
>
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