Ubuntu PPC and OS X play very nice under a dual boot on a Mac Mini PPC.
(If because I said that, you attempt to do so, do not hold me liable for your
lost of data because you forgot to backup your stuff! Setting up a dual boot
on your Mac is not an easy task!)
BlitzMax for linux will not run on Linux PPC. But! It might be possible to
convert a OS X made BlitzMax app to PPC Linux. I have not done this yet, and
it may never work, but the thought has crossed my mind and I had plans of
giving a whirl to see if I could figure it out. Basically OS X is running ontop
of a Unix installation (Darwin) anyway, and the Windowing is I believe being
run in place of X-11. If BlitzMax is capable of creating terminal only apps, then
one might be able to run that app on any Unix/Linux PPC variant.
PPC linux systems are quite rare and it's numbers are dwindling each year. It's
basically on it's way out. Mac was one of the biggest PPC supporters, and now
that it's made the move to Intel chips, the PPC market will even further decline
to a point that only specialized equipment will likely be using PPC.
-Garrett
(If because I said that, you attempt to do so, do not hold me liable for your
lost of data because you forgot to backup your stuff! Setting up a dual boot
on your Mac is not an easy task!)
BlitzMax for linux will not run on Linux PPC. But! It might be possible to
convert a OS X made BlitzMax app to PPC Linux. I have not done this yet, and
it may never work, but the thought has crossed my mind and I had plans of
giving a whirl to see if I could figure it out. Basically OS X is running ontop
of a Unix installation (Darwin) anyway, and the Windowing is I believe being
run in place of X-11. If BlitzMax is capable of creating terminal only apps, then
one might be able to run that app on any Unix/Linux PPC variant.
PPC linux systems are quite rare and it's numbers are dwindling each year. It's
basically on it's way out. Mac was one of the biggest PPC supporters, and now
that it's made the move to Intel chips, the PPC market will even further decline
to a point that only specialized equipment will likely be using PPC.
-Garrett