Re: How do you like Linux on Mac

From: Daniel Boline (ddboline_at_comcast.net)
Date: 10/10/04

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    Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 19:32:11 -0400

    Jeffrey A Farris wrote:

    > I'm buying a new computer and wonder how people like running Linux on
    > a Mac. Right now I'm running Linux on a Dell, but the Apple hardware
    > looks a lot nicer than anything I see in the PC world. When I open a
    > Power Mac G4 or G5 the interior looks clean and easy to expand,
    > whereas after I fight to open up the case on my Dell it's a tangle of
    > wires and adding new drives is a real hassle. Plus the Macs are much
    > more expandable than any PC's I've seen.
    >

    Judging hardware based on how manufacturers arrange components in the
    box is not an accurate measure of anything. A Mac tower is probably
    more expandable than a cheap Dell, but then its very easy to build an
    x86 thats as expandable as a Mac.

    If you're going to go the Mac route, be clear on why you're doing it.
    Better layout of machine, lower power consumption (ie more efficient
    architecture).

    > If I go the Mac route I'm leaning towards the dual processor 1.25 G4.
    > While I would us OSX some, 95% of my time would be in Linux. Do OSX
    > and Linux co-exist well on a dual boot computer? Any input would be
    > appreciated.

    There's something called MOL (Mac on Linux), which does for Mac OS9,X
    what Wine does for windows (sort of). I don't know how well some
    things work (like sound), but its supposed to work well. 

    -- 
Daniel Boline
Dept of Physics, Boston University
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