Shiryu wrote: >Is the lombard a good computer for Linux? > >well suported?
The Lombard is a *stunning* machine. I am running Debian potato, which stability has improved a great deal in the last two months. The port of Linux to the powerpc architecture is not a trivial thing, but I would say that it mostly succeeded. With the only exception of the modem, which I am trying to fix today, all the other devices are working well, Ethernet and DVD included. I have not tried the USB and the SCSI yet (the scsi is recognized at boot time). My only remark is that the video is slow (but it is *lightning* fast under MacOS, so I the X driver needs to be optimized a great deal). So, I would recommend it! In case, I discourage buying the super-floppy; it hangs on Linux as well as MacOS. A better bet is probably the ZIP drive, although an (external) Magneto Optical drive (Fujitsu 1.3G) or a DVD-RAM would serve better. Sergio
