Subject: Re: a whole bunch of clueless newbie questions
To: alissa bader <molbloo@interport.net>
From: Adrian Rollett <acrollet+@andrew.cmu.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 08/05/1998 12:58:00
On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, alissa bader wrote:

* 
* 
* Hi there, I've just gotten access to a bunch of very old 68k macs.  I'd
* really like to set up NetBSD on a few of them, the problem is I am not
* sure which machines would work the best. As I am not very much of a
* hardware person right now, I'd like to do as little fiddling with the
* actual machine as possible. 
* 
* I have access to a classic, a bunch of mac IIIs, some mac II's (si and
* ci), a quadra 700, and a centris 610.  I also think I might have access to
* an old SE.
* 
* I checked out the list at 
* http://www.macbsd.com/macbsd/macbsd-docs/machine-status/, however, again
* as I am a total newbie at this, I'm not sure what is meant by "dirty ram,"
* etc etc.  
* 
* So please let me know what might work the best, and forgive any silly
* questions I might have.
* 

Hi Alissa,

it looks like your first step should be to read through the FAQ on
macbsd.com. I'm not trying to push you off, it's just that you'll save
yourself and us a lot of time by doing so. Second, I'm not quite sure what
you mean by mac III - LCIII? Other than that, all the machines you listed
should be supported.

cheers,

Adrian

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