Macworld online: LinuxPPC 1999 | Linux Today

Macworld online: LinuxPPC 1999

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 15, 1999

“Linux performed very well on our 450MHz Power Mac G3. The
graphical interface was crisply responsive, and an informal test of
the Apache Web server showed it to be considerably faster than
Apache running under Apple’s OS X Server. Alas, we experienced a
number of unexplained crashes of the graphical interface.”

“LinuxPPC 1999 is a well-executed port of the latest Linux
distribution.
If you’re technically savvy, you’ll find Linux a
speedy server. But a Macintosh it’s not, so don’t even think about
running a LinuxPPC-equipped machine as a desktop computer.”

“Poor documentation; complex installation.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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