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Cool...Complete novice Michelle explodes old iMac!!

Seriously though, it was this statement from <http://penguinppc.org/about/intro.php#what> that go me intriged

"Why use it?
PowerPC is a well-established architecture that's been used in high-end and embedded production systems since 1994. Linux is the fastest-growing operating system and supports a wide range of hardware, large and small. In fact one of the advantages of PPC Linux is its binary compatibility: a program built for a high-end server will work equally well on your desktop.

Because Power Macintosh contain PowerPC chips, many PPC Linux users were originally Mac users. One of Linux's advantages is that it supports old and slow machines quite well, meaning a Mac that is unable to run Mac OS X can still be useful as a server or even a workstation. Along similar lines, some companies have found they can convert old RS/6000 and pSeries to run Linux and much more current Linux software, such as virus- and spam-filters."

I also found out that preG3 is called Old World and G3 G4 and G5 are New World, and you can find old world linux software for your ppc8600 quite easily - choosing which one is the hardest....

I did prevously check out UBUNTU (XUBUNTU for older systems), and i was very impressed, but they are currently only offering support for Linux on Intel Mac's but not on PPC - which i thought defected the object!

I have been thinking about running a PowerPC linux operating system on my old imac (G3) as it won't support Mac OS X - has anyone ever done this? And any suggestions on the best system to go for? As once you start checking it out, there seems to be a great choice available. I have been looking at Gentoo and Yellow Dog Linux. I have no particular reason for wanting to do this - except the challenge!

Does anyone remember when a long time ago we used to use outlook express on our Macs we used to be able to use the msn newsgroups??? Well that is my only experience with newsgroups. now i just love downloading stuff. I'm a big Science fiction fan, of which there is nothing available on Malta TV of no matter which service you use. So i download it instead! Anyhow i was surfing the web - checking out info on "torrents" - and someone commented that downloading torrents was way to slow and that using newsgroups was faster - i became intrigued and found out that you counld download binary files from newsgroups via usenet - BUT how on earth do you become a member of a newsgroup???? how do you find them? I downloaded "thoth" and "unison" but i am at a loss as to how to use them...... Any info Anybody???

Hi Knopfler,

Can't give you any technical advise, but wireless is great, me and my son use our iMac and MacBook all over our flat. So where ever the mood takes you the computer goes...

Good Luck

Michelle

answer is still the same, one onvol modem, one pc which needs to connect either by ethenet or usb and then an MSI and Airport express. Three plugs, 2 holes! Though i do know it if possible to make the internet go into the MSI and then on to the PC and connect via usb, Thats the way it was when it was first set up, but when i dissconnected the old iMac, i removed a wire, and i'll be damded if i can remember the original configuration!!

I don't seem to have enough holes in the modem!!!

I managed to connect to the internet via airport express, but still can not print!! But with this setup the MSI was completly disconnected so i created more problems than i solved ie no satelite AND no printer versus no printer only

I think i am begining to have a love / hate relationship with "wireless"

can i create a separate network? As i have to keep the MSI for what is was originally installed for(tv-satelite)

Hi Marius,

Surprise, Surprise, My son finally choose to buy a MacBook over a cheaper priced, windows based laptop! I knew he'd come back to Mac. Anyway we also bought an Airport Express, so we could wireless print, me from my iMac and he from his MacBook. Now as you know i never had any problems with the wireless internet, we have a MSI network already in place and the iMac and MacBook joined it seamlessly, but i just can not get the Airport express to join it. We reset it, the mac finds it, we make all the settings and then after it restarts neither computer can find the Aiport Express! I think the MSI uses 40 bit WEP encoding, we put the $ sign in front of password --- but still nothing ---

Does anyone know if or when we are gonna have iPhone from an authorised reseller in Malta?

I can't make my AIRPORT EXPRESS work, i have failed, it must be simple, it's MAC MADE!