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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!uunet!in1.uu.net!205.252.116.190!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.infi.net!none From: none@domain.com (Jeremy Williams) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: Mac PB 520 platform ??? Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 22:54:06 -0400 Organization: Jeremy's World Lines: 20 Message-ID: <none-ya023480000701972254060001@news.infi.net> References: <5asnjd$41m@sol.towson.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: pa2dsp19.roanoke.infi.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-No-Archive: Yes X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.3.4 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:5074 In article <5asnjd$41m@sol.towson.edu>, tgrock@tiger.towson.edu (Douglas Rockwell) wrote: > I've read the FAQ, which sort of hints that there might be a version of > unix that runs on the 68040 but I can't find any details I believe you have to use NetBSD-Current, but I think it's only for Quadra/Centris machines. > If not, what Power PC chips work? I _think_ there is an upgrade board for > Powerbook 500's..(?) PPC upgrade will only hurt you here I'm afraid. MKLinux (PPC Linux) is the only thing out there to my knowledge and it only works on 7500 (?) and greter macs (the ones with openfirmware) You could try MachTEN (Big $$)? -- Jeremy Williams