> > FreeBSD and Linux will not meet your teenagers needs, If you really > > want to introduce your kid to UNIX then buy a Mac... trust me on > > this... I interact with many high school and college kids on a daily > > basis. Any used Mac capable of running Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and > > NeoOffice2 will suit your childs needs perfectly: > > > > PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor. > > Built-in FireWire. > > 384 MB of memory. > > 5 GB of disk space.
It is less a matter of "want to introduce to Unix" than "want to avoid Windoze" :) and yes, a Mac with OS X would be fine. (My college sophomore is doing just fine with a one-year-old iBook.) > Just keep in mind when you look for used Mac's that the Tiger OS > normally on DVD ... > If you can find an older copy of Panther OS it gives you lot more > lattitude in what older Macs will work - it also does not require > FireWire, so even the original iMacs will run it. Is Panther an earlier MacOS X (thus still marginally on-topic here :) or it MacOS 9? I have actually got an old PowerMAC (603-based) which AFAIK won't run anything newer than 9. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
