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From: Michael Crute <mcrute@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] install Gentoo Linux on RS/6000
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 15:35:44
Message-Id: 558b73fb0509090830e7e095e@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] install Gentoo Linux on RS/6000 by John Jolet
1 On 9/9/05, John Jolet <john@×××××.net> wrote:
2 >
3 > there is no "bios" as such on those boxes. I think the 43p was a POWER
4 > architecture box, wasn't it? I don't know of any linux that will install
5 > on
6 > a POWER architecture box. In addition, it uses microchannel, not pci
7 > (unless
8 > i'm getting my models mixed up).
9 > On Friday 09 September 2005 10:08, Gentoo Shadow wrote:
10 >
11 > You should be able to use the PPC version of Gentoo since Power and PPC
12 are basically the same architecture, right?
13 -Mike
14
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Re: [gentoo-user] install Gentoo Linux on RS/6000 John Jolet <john@×××××.net>