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From: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl (Wilko Bulte)
Subject: Re: BSD UNIX on a PowerMac??
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aberenzw@minerva.cis.yale.edu (_madAdam_) writes:

>Hiya.

>Does anyone know of anyone running FreeBSD or something on the DOS
>Compatiblity card of a PPC?  I'm not sure how close they're saying that
>the board is to a real DOS machine, but is it close enough to run BSD with
>not too much trouble?
>Or linux?

It sounds hairy to me. But why not give it a try?

Wilko