mad at Apple - Page 2

symphonix · #9 January 1st, 2007, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Lt Major Burns

... If your toaster one day had a screen, it'd be a good bet that someone would get linux to run on it within weeks.

You're too late. Ever heard of "The Linux Toaster"?

ebykm · #10 January 2nd, 2007, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by bbloke

Hmm, I am not sure what Apple's reasons for deleting the posts were. Linux has been run on PowerPC Macs for years, so I would be surprised if Apple objected to talk of Linux on Intel Macs (unless there were direct performance comparisons with OS X that were less than favorable?).

Me too, i haven't asked any questions/comparisons.

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Are there any legal issues about running Solaris on a Mac, which Apple want to steer clear of?

I'm not sure, as far i know there shouldn't be any legal issues.

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I did a little bit of searching and found a few pages that might be of interest:

Thanks, but i've been searching the topic for the past few months and came up with the same results. I'm not interested in any virtualization software as it requires hell of $$$$ RAM. $700 for 2GB single SODIMM

Sunnz · #11 January 8th, 2007, 09:59 AM

Just wondering, did you bookmark those messages your posted in the Apple forums?

ebykm · #12 January 9th, 2007, 12:31 AM

nope Sunnz, only the headings are visible under "My Questions".

Satcomer · #13 January 9th, 2007, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by symphonix

You're too late. Ever heard of "The Linux Toaster"?

Picture please. That would be funny to see.

Sunnz · #14 January 9th, 2007, 09:27 AM

http://www.netbsd.org

Ok, it is not Linux... but close enough!!! I think they are the first to be ported to a toaster anyway!!!

doemel · #15 March 29th, 2007, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ebykm

$700 for 2GB single SODIMM

Not quite. The prices are FINALLY coming down to a reasonable level. You can get 2GB SO-DIMMS for around $250 now. Memory manufacturers/resellers have kept the prices high artificially to make some money for a while but I guess that's over with now.
OWC and Transint'l also have some good deals if you're reluctant to buying some brand that doesn't say Mac compatible. I for one have never cared about that and always just stuck to the tech specs and have never come across a memory module that didn't work in the system I bought it for.

supanatral · #16 June 7th, 2007, 04:49 PM

I went in the apple store because my computer wasn't working right. So I just quickly asked them how I would do it or which version of ubuntu would work with it and they wouldn't even drop any hints or tell me a word about it. It felt like i just swore in the Apple store.