talking linux for PPC (G3 Lombard)

[Stephen]

they do have some pre-compiled binaries for some of the "big" stuff i
dont know if its set for ppc however. but it does have a bootable ppc
cd.

On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Technomage_Hawke
<technomage.hawke at gmail.com> wrote:
> hehehe. no kidding!
> I'd have to setup some remote compiling as I wouldn't want to wait on that machine.
>
> - Eric
>
> On Sep 18, 2010, at 8:43 AM, Stephen wrote:
>
>> I recall seeing a PPC built version of Gentoo, they are pretty nice
>> and disgustingly flexible, but be prepared to do allot of waiting for
>> complies
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Technomage_Hawke
>> <technomage.hawke at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> well,
>>> I tried adriane knoppix. it still has a lot of work needed on it. There didn't appear to be a lot of documentation for using it in a shell (especially where trying to get a screen review to work). The X desktop was even worse, I couldn't access anything without a mouse (which I can't use).
>>>
>>> I need a version of linux that will work out of the box and be installable on my old powerbook G3. I really would like to have that unit working.
>>>
>>> I am looking around for other distributions for the blind, but so far, a lot of them require some visual assistance to install and configure (a definite sticking point for me). I might need some help from the plug list on this. otherwise, I have a paperweight for a portable that won't work with a later version of OS X.
>>>
>>> - Eric
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A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

Stephen