Contributed by jose on from the that-old-stuff-in-the-corner dept.
"Here's what 68kBSD is all about. :) Link is here ."Man, these things are so awesome, either as OpenBSD boxes (a print server, a toy, whatever) or as Mac-o-lanterns . An interesting setup on OpenBSD on low budget hardware.
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By Chris () chris.wareham@bloodyvikings.btinternet.com on http://www.btinternet.com/~chris.wareham/
A few days after getting my LC someone on the my local LUG mailing list asked about installing OpenBSD on a more pwerfull m68k Mac. I may have committed a bit of a faux-pas, as I suggested avoiding Open and going with Net. The reason? An article on this very website a while ago which discussed the likelihood of dropping support for really old hardware like this stuff. Well, it seems Open on m68k hardware is still viable, so I'll have to see if I can find the relevant LUG'ger and let them know.
Chris
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By Jeffrey Flowers () jeffrey@jeffreyf.net on mailto:jeffrey@jeffreyf.net
68020 processor, which is why you have a crippled
PMMU.
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By Anonymous Coward () on
Firstboot (ssh keygen) - .75hrs
Login via ssh - 1minute
And this is on a 33mhz (vroom!!) machine.
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By Anonymous Coward () on
I concur with the author's tip on switching your monitor off while it's churning away.
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By Philip Plane () pjp@xinqu.net on mailto:pjp@xinqu.net
My SS1+ is a rocketship compared to my Mac IIci.
If I had a few spare days I'd run a benchmark for you, but it's a nice day so I'm going for a walk instead. The SS1+ feels 2-3 times as fast as the IIci. Both with 25MHz CPUs.
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The author is right... some sort of better boot-loader is needed for Apple machines.
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By Anonymous Coward () on
The Mac stuff is a pain to load and not very functional. Using an old IIci, I could connect to the internet using a modem, but it wasn't useful as a gateway. It does have a nice wow factor though.
The Intel stuff loads easily load and can do useful stuff. An old 486 Packard Bell with OpenBSD has been working as a gateway for the past 4 years at my house. But no one is all that impressed.
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By tim () n/a on mailto:n/a
Secret: Mac printer cables are serial, you can get one with a DB25 end, add a null modem adapter, and you are in business. Interface to anything!
By Ed Hintz () ed@hintz.org on http://www.hintz.org