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From: dfafard@neca.com (David Fafard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: BSD UNIX on a PowerMac??
Date: 16 Oct 1995 21:04:01 GMT
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In article <45uc7c$llu@bubba.NMSU.Edu>, jvotaw@nmsu.edu (Joel Austin
Votaw) wrote:

> I missed the earlier part of this discussion, and thus probaly the answer
> to my question... *is* there a port of any BSD to the PowerMac, and, if
> not, will MacBAD (NetBSD for 68k Macs) run under emulation on a powerMac? 
> 

No, there is no port as of yet to the PowerPc from MacBSD.
A fellow named Allen Briggs, however, is working on a port.

Also, Linux is rumored to have a PowerPc version in the works.

There's also the commercial product, MachTen, which is fully PPC compatible.

Here is Allens signature tag:

Allen Briggs - end killing - allen.briggs@bev.net ** MacBSD == NetBSD/mac68k **
Where does all my time go?  <a href="http://www.netbsd.org/">Guess.</a>

Hope this helps,
Dave