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| SirPoonga:
There isn't a mame on CD that is PPC compatible? That would be pretty cool, like a redhat (fedora), yellow dog, or gentoo linux on CD that is PPC compatible. |
| ChadTower:
Well, we'll find out. I've headed over to the MacMAME forum to consult with them. I'll keep folks posted as details become set. |
| ChadTower:
Okay, the MacMAME forum isn't all that active. No help there. Basically, in lieu of a stable linux kernel to drop on this machine, it looks like NoOne's suggestion is the way to go. I am currently downloading the (floppy sized, 19 parts) 7.5.3 installer. I'm not a Mac guy, so I'll have some questions that if someone could answer them as they come up it would be seriously appreciated. First question: This installer is made up of 19 .bin files. These are self mounting Mac disk images, IIRC. These would logically require a working Mac to even use them, wouldn't they? I'm missing the part of how to bootstrap the Powerbook in order to start the install. It does have a working floppy. Would I need a boot disk similar to a DOS boot floppy? |
| NoOne=NBA=:
Yes. I remember seeing a bootable floppy, that I think was OS 7.5, but it's been so long ago, I can't remember for sure. You might take another look around on the LowEndMac site, for that specifically. |
| Tiger-Heli:
P-P-P-Powerbook Sorry for this brief and useless intteruption, we now return this to your regularly scheduled thread. . . |
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