[OT] - Downloadable Mac OS

[Norberto Quintanar]

--- Eric Dunbar <> wrote:

> You MUST have Mac OS installed on a Beige G3 to run YDL on a Beige
> G3!
No, no, I don't.
<http://www.tanneryd.com/twiki/bin/view/Techstuff/YDLOnPowerCurveInstall>

> This also means you need a Mac OS licence for each Beige G3 on
> which
> you plan to run YDL (plus, if you have Mac OS installed, you'll be
> able to run MOL under Linux for your Mac users).

I don't want to run Mac OS any flavor

> Conceivably you could create a startup CD (or foppy if you put the
> kernel on a partition) which has the requisite System Folder,
> [kernel
> image(s)] and BootX but that's a lot of effort spent learning how
> to
> make an obsolete Operating System (Mac OS 8) work on a CD-ROM.

Not if the eventual outcome is no Mac OS

> Of course... you still need a licence for each computer that is
> booted
> (concurrently) by that boot floppy/CD.

That's why I wanted Mac OS 7.5.X, it's free therefore no license
needed.  But that won't work on my Beige G3/266 rev1 machine.
 
> The reason for this is that you must boot OS 8 or 9 before you boot
> Linux. XBoot does the hard part of loading the Linux kernel but it
> requires Mac OS to do its dirty work.


> FYI The Blue & White G3 (New World machines) is the first tower Mac
> capable of booting Linux without requiring a Mac OS jump-start!
> (you
> use ybin for NewWorld
> Macs, and xboot for OldWorld ones).

I know that.
<http://www.sharplabs.com:8668/space/norberto>

> Sounds like you have enough OS 8 licences for three Beige G3s to
> run
> YDL (kind of ironic that you _need_ licences to be able to run the
> 'free' (it does have a licence but it's very permissive) OS YDL)!
> 
> Eric.

Thanks for your post Eric, but my goals are two.  1) To install YDL 4
on an old world mac and post the faq once I do it. 2) To install YDL
3.0.X on an old world mac WITHOUT a parallel install of Mac OS and
post the faq once accomplished.

Norberto



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--Norberto Quintanar 

"You belong to something bigger. From birth. And your life is spent rediscovering the underlying principles, through various players -- coaches, mentors, teachers, spouses, kids. It's in your genes. Your responsibility. Destiny. Is all on you.  Lead, follow, or get out of the way."  
--Norberto Quintanar


		
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