Re: [MacPerl] linux

[Don Arbow <donarb@nwlink.com>]

On 11/20/99 at 6:48 PM, Brian McNett wrote:

: Nicholas G. Thornton, <Nicholas.G.Thornton@directory.reed.edu> wrote:
: 
: > I've been looking through my archive of emails from the 
: > list and came accross somethig which's caught my attention
: > again, Linux on a Mac box. I was wondering if someone could
: > give me a general idea of which acts as a real os, which as
: > an application running under MacOS, problems with each; or
: > where I could find the answers?
: 
: Actually running Linux on the Mac requires that you partition your hard 
: disk, or install a second hard disk soley for Linux.  Both OS's act as 
: the "real" OS, although it requires a MacOS extension (BootX) to make the 
: MacOS cooperate.
: 
: Of course several Linux distros are available:
: 


And don't forget about Yellow Dog, the third Linux (some say best) for PPC.

http://www.yellowdoglinux.com

Don



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