Dr. Bill Studenmund wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Charlie & wrote:
> 
> >From root@longbeachapts.com Tue Aug 18 09:42:38 1998
> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 18:09:47 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Charlie & <root@longbeachapts.com>
> To: port-mac68k@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: Linux-mac68k on a Quadra 700: SCSI Support? (fwd)
> 
> 
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> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:24:22 -0400
> From: jfane <jeff@seductive.com>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.m68k
> Subject: Re: Linux-mac68k on a Quadra 700: SCSI Support?
> 
> I installed NetBSD on my Quadra 700, but after installing, have been able to
> get nothign else running (no documentation!)
> 
> I would like to get ethernet and X for starters.. :) and eventually a web
> browser, apache, and perl..
> 
> what's the best distribution to use for this machine?
> 
> The *BSD world doesn't have seperate distributions like the Linux world
> does. NetBSD is a whole distribution.
> 
> I'd suggest you run NetBSD 1.3.2, the latest stable release. You can find
> it at ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.3.2/ . You can also order a
> two CD set from www.netbsd.com. The set is $30, and shipping is either $5
> or $10.
> 
> There is a FAQ on the web site, www.netbsd.org.
> 
> Ethernet and SCSI are working on that machine. Color X is a work in
> progres, but grayscale works fine. The problem is we can't change the
> color palette once booted. Oh, I think 16-bit color works fine.

Ah, but the Q700 won't do 16-bit color (why Apple did this, I don't quite
know).  Quite a shame.  I just hope Ken manages to get 24-bit color
working in the X server at some point :-)

Of course, Michael Zucca has promised something useful on the color front
_soon_, so perhaps 8-bit color will be working in the next few weeks...
;-)

Later.

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Colin Wood                                 cwood@ichips.intel.com
Component Design Engineer - PMD                 Intel Corporation
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