Re: can NetBSD work on Power Macintosh 6100?

[Havard Eidnes <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

> Hi everyone,
> someone donated me a very old Power Macintosh,
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Macintosh_6100
> I know it's completely useless but i was wondering if it is possible
> to install there any version of NetBSD or MkLinux just to play with
> it.
> I'm also interested in learning about porting NetBSDand low level os
> programming.
> thanks,

Hi,

according to the macppc model support page we maintain (linked
from the macppc port page) at

  http://www.netbsd.org/ports/macppc/models.html

the 6100 unfortunately falls into the "we don't support it
because it does not use OpenFirmware" category.  That's at least
unlikely to change in the short term (and I'm not aware of anyone
working to fix it).

As for other OS variants and whether they support it, I'll have
to say "pass".

Regards,

- Håvard