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Re: [trinity-users] PowerPC

From: Larry Stotler <larrystotler@...>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:53:44 -0400
On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 6:29 PM, Tini <trin@...> wrote:

> If I understand you correctly, how hard is it to get a Mac to run TDE?
> I know they're both based on Unix.

Any new world PowerMac(iMac and newer and Powerbook G3 Lombard and
newer) can run Linux or NetBSD easily. You just need a PowerPC
specific port.  Debian's is very good.  Fedora had a recent PowerMac
port as well.  I've run Linux on Old World macs as well like the
PowerMac 9600 but they are not really viable machines any more.  G4s &
newer are very usable tho.

Running TDE requires it be recompiled and tested on Mac PowerPC hardware.

Any intel Mac can use the x86/x64 ports so there isn't anything extra needed.

I have been hoping to have time to test it on my iBook Clamshell but
haven't had time......