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From: Marco Cappuccio <nocturno@ios.com>
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Subject: Re: MacBSD question...
Date: 18 Jul 1995 04:41:51 GMT
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>>My only hope is that someone can boost Linux for Mac development.

>I can't program on Macs, really, but is anyone out there interested in
this?  Prehaps we could find those people that were trying to do it 
before?<


There is a linux-ppc mailing list. The following should help;

Title:          Linux/PowerPC
Desc1:          is a port of the Linux kernel to PowerPC platforms:
Desc2:          Apple NuBus PowerMac (601)
Desc3:          IBM RS6000 40P (601)
Desc4:          Motorola PowerStack (603)
Desc5:
Author:         A team of volunteers coordinated by Joseph L. Brothers.
AuthorEmail:    brothers@halcyon.com
InfoSources1:   ftp://liber.stanford.edu/pub/linuxppc/linux-ppc-FAQ
InfoSources2:   http://liber.stanford.edu/linuxppc/linux-ppc-FAQ.html
InfoSources3:   4/95 Linux Journal "Linux: Not Just For Intel Anymore"
Assistance:     E-mail the coordinator after reading the FAQ.
CurrentStat:    This port is starting over with some new resources.
ETA:            None - progress will be announced AFTER it occurs.
Remarks1:       New coordinator, several new volunteers, new plan.
Remarks2:       No promises.
Remarks3:       To subscribe to the list, e-mail 
majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Remarks4:       with no subject and a one-line body: "subscribe 
linux-ppc".
Remarks5:       Coordinator's shell account provided by Northwest Nexus.
Entered:        05 Feb 1995