Igor Khavkine wrote:
I'm thinking of getting a PowerPC box as my next desktop and I have a few questions. Hopefully this is the right place to ask.
good idea.
First are there viable alternatives to Apple computers for a PowerPC desktop? Can I get decent hardward without an OS for a reasonable price?
do you want new or second hand? ebay is your friend. macosx really isnt that expensive AND really isnt that bad of an OS.
Second, how much trouble am I asking for as opposed to buying an Intel or AMD based machine? One thing that comes to mind is that I may not be able to use windows DLL's for video codecs. Some binary only, but useful, applications are only avaiable for x86 (such as, Real Player, Acroread, Maple, Mathematica). Anything else I should be aware of? Also, is there any emulation software that I could use to run OS X apps under linux?
osx apps under linux? you can run MAC-ON-LINUX to run another OS ontop of linux. its not a true virtual machine (like pearpc - which will also run on a powerpc but it would be silly to do so) but works well. im unaware of any codecs that arent supported natively in linux. i run mplayer for linux (i also use mplayer on macosx) and am yet to find anything that wont just run - unlike in windows when i find myself on free-codecs.com updating my codec pack. ffmpeg for windows is alot better than its native friends. gpdf is great for viewing pdf files. i love it. acrobat viewer eats rocks. huray for open source! there is a new version of realplayer for unix that has a powerpc binary. i dont use real player. does anyone?? *shrug*
Lastly, If I get a G5 PowerMac, will I be able to unstall Debian on it (unstable is fine)? Is there any crucial hardware that still doesn't have Linux drivers?
i have g3's only. sorry. you can buy me a g5 and ill tell you how it goes :)
Thanks in advance. Igor P.S.: Please CC me, as I am not subscribed to the list.
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