Subject: Re: Which current Macs are supported?
To: None <obrien@NUXI.com>
From: Dan Winship <danw@MIT.EDU>
List: port-macppc
Date: 12/21/1999 13:13:09
> Thru the University I can get either a G4-{450,400,350}, or a G3
> Powerbook G3-{400,333}.  Which of these will or will not boot some
> version of NetBSD?

I believe the 350MHz G4 uses the same support chips as the G3, and so
will work. (At least, as well as the G3 does.)

> As far as either the G4 or G3 goes, will they support any form of "serial
> console", or is it only monitor and keyboard with these machines?

Theoretically, the serial console support is there, but they don't
have serial *ports* and I seriously doubt OF will do serial console
over a USB-to-serial frob.

-- Dan