Hello, I want to buy a new box and wonder about some alternatives to the Intel (compatible ... I think of K6) architecture. I've got the following information from Johannes Ramm-Ericson:
> I just came across the following information: > ********************************************* > > This announcement is from: > > Apple PR > > Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that it has reduced prices made > available to resellers on select Power Macintosh 6500 and Macintosh > Performa 6400 series computers. Effective July 12, 1997, this move cuts > prices on these popular computers by up to U.S. $300. The price cuts are > consistent > with Apple's strategy of providing the industry's most > powerful and easy-to-use computers at competitive prices. > > ... (some stuff deleted -- ask me if you are interested in the complete text) > > The PowerMac 6500 series does not yet fully support MkLinux > but there are people who have reported being able to install it. > > Also, some have installed Linux for PMacs (www.linuxppc.org) > on the 6500 series. What about Debian on Macs? If I'm right, in the unstable times of bo there was a binary-m68k - tree. This tree now has moved to unstable/hamm. Does this mean that Linux for Macs is only unstable?? I havn't compared the contents of the m68k tree with the i386 tree. Is the amount of packages the same? I need a very stable system on my new box because I will use it far distant from the internet (the prices of phone calls are quite high in Germany). I can't relay on the good support of the mailing lists and can't load some packages via ftp. Is there anybody who would recommend to by a PowerMac if it is the better (faster) hardware or shoul I stick to the Intel compatible? Thanks for advance Andreas. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
