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From: Phil Regnauld <regnauld+ppc@catpipe.net>
To: Eric F Crist <ecrist@adtechintegrated.com>
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Eric F Crist (ecrist) writes:
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> How do I get the freebsd-ppc install going on an old G3?

	Older G3s are not supported at the moment, since they use "old-world"
	ROMs.  It might work on the Blue & White, though.

> I was hoping for a 
> bootable CD or a floppy install.

	The port is not at this point so advanced or stable that it warrants
	a bootable CD or installation floppies (the latter especially considering
	that newer Macs don't even have a floppy...)