Performa 6400 question

[Norberto Quintanar]

--- Nathan Moore <nmoore at physics.umn.edu> wrote:

> I recently received a Performa 6400 as a gift.  I'd like to install
> 
> Yellowdog onto the machine.  I understand that I'll have to
> partition 
> the disk and run bootx from OS8/9 to get Linux to load properly -
> to me 
> this is no big deal.
> 
> I assume though in the mean time that I'll need to install some
> cards 
> to make the machine usable for home DSL terminal use.
> 
> Specifically, the machine has 2 open PCI slots.  Can I install a
> PCI 
> video card and a PCI network card and have yellowdog (and OS9) 
> recognize them?
> 
> If I can, would Linux be able to use something as big as a modern
> ATI 
> rage128 32mb PCI video card?  I understand system bus is only
> 40mhz, 
> but assume videocard is buys most of the time with resizing windows
> (in 
> KDE for example).
> 
> regards,
> 
> NT

Nathan, I have a 6500 running Mac OS 8.0 and YDL 3.0, it has a
Kensington KNE100TX NIC and an ATI 64Mb PCI Video card in the two
alloted slots and 128mb ram, unfortunately the max.  It runs great!! 
Only use 3.0, don't waste time trying to install YDL 4.0

Norberto


		
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