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| Date | 2015-01-22 08:04 -0800 |
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| From | Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> |
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.powerpc |
| Subject | Re: Linux PowerPC on a very old PowerBook G4 1 Ghz with 512 MB of RAM? |
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On 1/22/2015 7:59 AM, playforvoices wrote:
>> Is anyone running Linux on it? If so, then is it usuable like with
>> Internet usage (e.g., web surfing), etc.?
>>
>> Thank you in advance. :)
>
> Hello Ant,
>
> I have worked with Linux (Debian 7) on an eMac 1,25 Ghz with 1MB RAM. As
> Desktopmanager I has used Xfce. With these set the eMac was running fast
> and stable - no issues. A little hint, take also a look on MorphOS. They
> have a special profile for older PowerMacs. An MorphOS is faster then
> Linux or OSX.
1 MB of RAM??? Hmm, how popular is MorphUS for Internet, etc.?
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