[Cialug] Mac Powerbook for linux?

[David Champion]

Haven't tried this (have no PPC equipment), but here's an option:

http://qa.mandriva.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/MandrivaLinux2005PpcReleaseNotes

-dc

Alan Maupin wrote:
> I'm taking possession of an ibook 700 mhz in a few days and also wondered if
> I should stick to OS-X or try a PPC distro.  Any suggestions?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-admin@cialug.org [mailto:cialug-admin@cialug.org] On Behalf Of
> Nathan C. Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 2:41 PM
> To: 'cialug@cialug.org'
> Subject: [Cialug] Mac Powerbook for linux?
> 
> 
> I have a co-worker offering me a Mac Powerbook G3 PowerPC 750 64 MB RAM and
> 6 GB HD "Bronze Lombard".  I have been tempted by the silver apple for some
> time.  The machine appears to be relatively clean and in decent condition.
> The battery needs replaced.
> 
> I'm going to check e-bay but I wondered if anyone would ballpark what I
> should expect to Pay.
> 
> Probably would want more memory and the disk is small, but would it be OK to
> run Linux on or should I wait until something else comes along?  (Would
> probably beat the 486 I've been asking about on IRC!)
> 
> -Nate