[aclug-L] Re: iMac hell - not quite!

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Apple has (had?) their own version, which uses a different sort of kernel,
> called MkLinux. It will work on some of the older Macs that don't run
> LinuxPPC, but I'm not sure if it is alive anymore or if it even supports
> iMacs. Besides, it doesn't use the "real" Linux kernel. ;-)

MkLinux is a kernel for m68k CPUs, including the Pre-power macs, Amiga, and
various other Motorola 68000-serius based systems.

It works on almost all Mac II systems--except my IIfx :-(

I did not realize Apple had anything to do with it.  And in fact, last I
heard, Apple was very UNCOOPERATIVE toward the MkLinux project.

There is an installable version of Debian mkLinux.  I tried to use it on my
Mac IIfx... and when I had problems, I read that the IIfx doesn't support
mkLinux.  :-(



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