The New iMac

[Jules Bean]

On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Alex Vallens wrote:

> 
> It looks as though the real question is does it work on the iBook. The
> only significant addition to the new iMacs is the "New World" interface.
> This, if I remember correctly, posed some problems this summer when we
> tried to boot one of the iMacs at Macworld off the Linux CD. Has anyone
> messed around with booting an iBook with the Linux kernel? If this
> obstacle can be leaped, I'm sure the iMac will be easily booted also.

I was thinking the iMac had a new motherboard design, but maybe I'm
confused...

> 
> What about the G4's? Anyone seen one of those Sawtooth machines, (not
> the Yikes!, since Yikes! is still the G3 architecture with a G4 slapped
> on)? All three of these have "New World" ROMs, so getting one to work
> should be enough to get all to boot.

My father's has just been shipped, according to apple. (He's in VA) So
they're on their way...

Jules


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