Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:52:41 -0400 (EDT) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on a Mac Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0208202349460.16877-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20020820234150.009698c0@192.168.0.25>
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On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Lord Raiden wrote: > Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:43:30 -0400 > From: Lord Raiden <raiden23@netzero.net> > To: Benjamin Krueger <benjamin@seattleFenix.net>, > Matthew Braga <The_Swimming_fiend@hotmail.com> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: FreeBSD on a Mac > > Actually from what I heard, MacOSX is based on Darwin, not > Freebsd. I thought the same initially too. But then again, I also have > heard rumors of MS making a windows for PPC and Apple making MacOSX > available for x86 PC's. :) SO who knows. So many contradictory things > floating around I'm not entirely sure what to believe anymore. :) > There used to be a version of NT for PPC boxes. It was sunset 2 years ago I think. For the relationship between OSX and Darwin see: http://developer.apple.com/darwin/history.html We have a PowerMac here at home. It's definately a BSD box. One can either admin it as a BSD box or the Apple way, apparently. The Apple ways seems to work fine :-) I haven't seen the need to install X on it yet ... > At 04:41 PM 8/20/02 -0700, Benjamin Krueger wrote: > >* Matthew Braga (The_Swimming_fiend@hotmail.com) [020820 16:36]: > > > Since MacOS X from apple is based on FreeBSD does this mean it can be > > used on a mac? > > > >Well, if you don't need to actually be able to run any processes, or network, > >or even log in, then FreeBSD on ppc might work for you. > > > >Short answer: no. But do feel free to help with development of the FreeBSD > >PowerPC project. > > > >http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/ppc.html > > > >-- > >Benjamin Krueger > > > >"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about." > >- Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > >Send mail w/ subject 'send public key' or query for (0x251A4B18) > >Fingerprint = A642 F299 C1C1 C828 F186 A851 CFF0 7711 251A 4B18 > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > /* * John Bleichert * syborg@stny.rr.com * http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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