RE: G4 & Linux


Subject: RE: G4 & Linux
MooreIanM@exchange.uams.edu
Date: Thu Nov 18 1999 - 11:26:10 MST


The G4 isn't comming in till Febuary but I was planning ahead and hoping
that
support would be available by then!
Thanks Ian
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> From: fmlazar@copytoneonline.com[SMTP:fmlazar@copytoneonline.com]
> Reply To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 11:46 AM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: Re: G4 & Linux
>
> MooreIanM@exchange.uams.edu writes:
> >I will be getting the oportunity to install YDL on a G4 but I will be
> >running OSX can I dual boot between the 2?
> >Does linux running on a G4 utilize the 128bit velocity engine!!??!!
> >I've run linux on intel but i was hoping to better hardware :)
> >Ian
>
> Sort of. You'll need to have a Mac OS boot partition. You can dual boot
> between OS X and Mac OS and then have a dual boot between the Mac OS and
> YDL. AFAIK, Linux isn't actually functional yet on the G4 unless it's a
> Yikes! machine.
>
>
> Frank Lazar Technical Manager
> Copytone Visual Communications
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