Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:47:37 -0500 From: James Riendeau <jtriende@wisc.edu> To: Mark Edwards <mark@antsclimbtree.com> Cc: "questions@freebsd.org" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Intel Macs and FreeBSD? Message-ID: <12AF2FD6-1149-4012-951A-84F55BB1A6F9@wisc.edu> In-Reply-To: <33BF4116-4A55-4B03-8791-37B4B8ACEB52@antsclimbtree.com> References: <33BF4116-4A55-4B03-8791-37B4B8ACEB52@antsclimbtree.com>
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Why? Mac OS X has a complete unix freebsd-like core called darwin ( http://www.darwin.org ). There's no reason to install freebsd on it. Just install Mac Developer Tools (included in the Applications folder), compile your favorite progs and go. James Riendeau MMI Computer Support Technician 1300 University Ave Rm. 436, Dept. of MedMicro Madison, WI 53706 Phone: (608) 262-3351 After-hours Phone: (608) 260-2696 Fax: (608) 262-8418 Email: jtriende@wisc.edu On Apr 27, 2006, at 3:03 PM, Mark Edwards wrote: > Does anyone know if the Intel Macs can boot and install FreeBSD, > now that the firmware includes BIOS compatibility? Has anyone seen > it happen? > > I'm thinking of using a Mac Mini as a quiet living-room server. > Thanks! > > -- > Mark Edwards > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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