On Jun 9, 2004, at 8:11 PM, Pedro Carneiro wrote:
Dear Hans-Christoph Steiner,
I use Debian/PPC on my PowerBook G4 800 and its quite a bit faster
than MacOS X.Re: Would Debian/PPC run ok on an ibook 500 with 192 ram? I am buying
a new laptop soon and could use this one for experiences :-)
Yes it should run well on that computer.
Currently, the only thing I really use Debian for on my PowerBook is for running my instrument:
Re: Are you on doubleboot with OS X then?
Yes, I installed MacOS X first, then GNU/Linux.
.hc
Re: cool!
It works very well for that, very reliable. While Debian is really great for those who dig into their OS, its not so friendly for
novices. It is definitely very user friendly, but only if that user is an experienced UNIX or GNU/Linux person.Re: Yes, I am definetly novice!
All best,
-pedro
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