Linux is also leaving PPC Macs Behind, jumping ship for Intel, and hardware problems, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag

Linux is also leaving PPC Macs Behind, jumping ship for Intel, and hardware problems, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag

Thursday June 5, 2008. 05:05 PM
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One problem with using Linux on older Macs is that many distros are dropping support for older CPUs or even the whole PowerPC family.

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