On Sat, Nov 03, 2001 at 02:16:24AM -0500, sloopy malibu wrote: > > i have an idea on this... how about a small Mac OS application that you > could d/l and run and it would read the gestalt id and report weather the > machine will run and what dist minimum to use (i.e Beige G3 would report > something like 'This machine would need bootx to startup and Dist 2.2r2 or > newer') this would probly make it easier for people new to linux to decide > wheather they a) want to try linux and b) a starting point as to what dist > to try.... > > just my $.02 > > sloopy. > p.s. i just checked my hd and i still have CW PRO3 still on it and would > volunteer to write this if it would be feasable/useful...
Thanks for volunteering! This seems like an excellent idea. Certainly better than relying on the Apple app; one of the problems with that is pre-8.6 systems don't have it. But ALL Apple-compatible systems would respond to gestalt. With reasonably clean code, it should be able to run on systems back to 7.1 at least. Would we need to put together a database of gestalt responses to support this, or is there one already available somewhere? It, like the list of models, would also require a little maintenance as time goes on. You would probably want to include models from the m68k port also, a mac is a mac in a mac owner's eyes. -- *----------------------------------------------------------------* | .''`. | Debian GNU/Linux: <http://www.debian.org> | | : :' : | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | `. `'` | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | `- | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------*
