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linux for a quadra 630? (fwd)



Linda LeBlanc <leblancl at MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Is there any chance that you know of a linux distribution that is
> supported on
> the Mac Quadra 630.  We have a donated computer that we would like to
> use as a
> teaching tool in Operating Systems utilizing the linux kernal.
While there is a version of Linux that runs on a Mac, it is not mainstream.
386, 486, and low end Pentium systems make a far better platform for
teaching Linux. First, you should be able to scrounge one of these systems.
Secondly, all the major distributions support these systems. The only Mac
version I know of is: MkLinux, which I belive does not support the Quadra
630. 
------------------------------------
The MkLinux Distribution

     (MkLinux is a distribution of Linux for the Power Macintosh 6100, 7100,
or
     8100 series and PowerComputing 100 or 120 machines. In December, the
     MkLinux team released a new update which now supports the PowerMac
7200,
     7500, 7600, 8200, 8500, 9500 and various other PowerMac PCI clones.) 

     The main FTP site: ftp.mklinux.apple.com/pub/ 

     How To Install MkLinux 

     MkLinux web page 

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