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Terra Soft Ships Macs with Linux Preinstalled

Posted by pudge on from the gimme-gimme-some-lovin dept.

dhovis writes "Do you think the Xserve is cool, but you wish it ran Linux? Well, MacCentral is reporting that Terra Soft Solutions, an Apple 'Value Added Reseller,' is now shipping Macs. They are offering several new Macs with Yellow Dog Linux preinstalled now, and are promising the Xserve will be available soon." They are currently shipping Power Mac G4s, iBooks, and iMacs, as well as AirPort cards. See the Terra Soft Store for more information.

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  1. Re:I have to wonder why by mattdm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You might not care, but to some people, being "good" isn't good enough. They want to have the source code to the programs on which they depend.

    You might not agree with this, but it's a pretty decent "why" for many.

  2. Re:What a joke by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "Hands down the 1Ghz PowerPC chip is the fastest, most stable chip in it's price range."

    I dunno about that, I'm still getting 0fps with GTAIII on my Mac. :D

  3. Geforce4 by pete-classic · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I'd love to run a dual flat panel PowerMac, but it requires the whooptie Ge-whiz-force4 Unubtanium or whatever. I can't find any Linux info except "not supported" for any currently shipping video other than the Radeon. Is support for this setup on the horizon?

    Anyone know where I can get any info?

    -Peter

  4. Re:Price? by Fuzzle · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    actually, originally, ewoks were supposed to be wookies. They were just changed because lucas wanted a wookie in the first movie. So he cut them in half and called them "ewoks". Now you know...and you know the rest...