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Re: Linux booted on Mactel.

__/ [Lefty Bigfoot] on Friday 17 February 2006 14:37 \__

> Roy Schestowitz wrote
> (in article <dt3d35$n10$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):
> 
>> __/ [Liam Slider] on Friday 17 February 2006 01:02 \__
>> 
>>> http://xbox-linux.org.nyud.net:8090/mactel/index.php/Main_Page
>>> 
>>> "Status
>>> 
>>> Using elilo and a modified Linux kernel, we can boot from a USB hard disk
>>> on the 17" iMac Core Duo. We are using the hacked vesafb driver to
>>> inherit the bootloader's framebuffer, keyboard and a USB network card
>>> work. Gentoo runs and can compile the Linux kernel. "
>>> 
>>> There she wrote.
>> 
>> In other intersting news, Dvorak speculates that Apple will become a
>> hardware maker with Windows as the operating system.
>> 
>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1927885,00.asp
>> 
>> The guy predicted Apple's move to Intel, among other things. So, all in
>> all, I wouldn't discard the ludicrous statement prematurely.
> 
> He said that on the TWIT podcast about a week  or so ago.

It must have been a weeny "twit", that's for sure...

Best wishes,

Roy

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