Re: First FAQ draft, please read this

[Taras Ivanenko <ivanenko%ctpa03.mit.edu@localhost>]

> > > To be complete there is also Linux for Power Macintosh. See for example
> > > http://product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1995/q2/960205.pr.rel.osf.html.
> > 
> >  And Linux for Be. Any pointer on that?

> No idea.  AFAIK, there isn't an available version of that.

How about http://www.linuxppc.org ? I did not look there for a while
but the host name still resolves top some numbers.

Here is also a message that come by my machine some time ago, please
ignore it if I am repeating well-known information:

>  Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 18:34:17 -0500
>  To: mklinux-advocacy%ltg.apple.com@localhost
>  From: mike tesch <matesch%students.wisc.edu@localhost>
>  Subject: Monolithic Linux on the 7500 and maybe 7200.
>  Sender: owner-mklinux-advocacy%ltg.apple.com@localhost
>  
>  Hello,
>  
>  There is a monolithic linux kernel available for the 7500.  It also has
>  initial support for the 7200, the status of which i'm not sure of (that
>  means i haven't tried it).  I am running it on my 7500 now.  Unfortunatly
>  to boot the kernel you currently need a bootp and tftp server on the same
>  network as your 7500/7200.  There is a self hosted booter, but it needs to
>  have linux running to be installed.  Anyways, if you're interested, check
>  out: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~tesch/linux_info/monLinux.info.html
>  
>  This is the same kernel mentioned earlier by Paul Mackerras (who also is
>  responsible for writing this port).  This port uses the userland from
>  mklinux, thus is binary compatible (I'm not sure about X yet, but i know
>  its being worked on, if not working)
>  
>  [well, this post is on topic if you ignore the mk]
>  well, thought you might be interested...
>  
>  -Mike Tesch
>  


        Taras Ivanenko, without any PPC wor now.