MkLinux (Microkernel Linux for the Power Macintosh) DR2.1
Vicki Brown
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We are pleased to announce the release of MkLinux DR2.1.
DR2.1 includes support for the Power Macintosh 601/NuBus 601/PCI bus
and 604/PCI bus systems: the Power Macintosh 6100, 7100, and 8100; 7200;
7500, 7600, 8200, 8500, and 9500. (Support for 603-based systems is
forthcoming but is not yet available. DR2.1 does not yet support
Powerbooks or most Performas at this time.)
DR2.1 is our third Developer Release of MkLinux and the first Release
to be included in our Reference Release, published by Prime Time Freeware
(PTF). The MkLinux Reference Release consists of a 360-page book and 2
CD-ROMs: the Apple MkLinux DR2.1 disc and PTF's Reference disc, packed with
lots of interesting and useful reference material. (The two CD-ROMs are
each also sold separately.)
The MkLinux Reference Release is available by mail order from PTF and other
vendors, and is also available through many technical bookstores, as are
the individual discs. Contact Prime Time Freeware for details at
in...@ptf.com or visit their Web site at www.ptf.com.
As always, MkLinux is available both on CD-ROM and by anonymous ftp
download from ftp://ftp.mklinux.apple.com and our various mirror sites.
(Please be patient with the mirror sites; it may take some of them a while
to get DR2.1 ready for downloading!).
With the release of DR2.1, DR2 will no longer be available or supported.
We will retain the DR2 "Help and Support" information on our Web pages,
but DR2 itself will be removed from our FTP server.
Enhancements; Differences from DR2
DR2.1 is similar to DR2, except that it includes all updates, patches,
and bug fixes posted through February 13, 1997. Specifically:
Support for PCI-based Power Macintosh systems
The Linux 2.0.28 Server
Updated network configuration scripts
X11R6.3
The fvwm window manager
Support for virtual consoles
Support for the ATI video card
Numerous bugs have been fixed
Be sure to visit our Web site, http://www.mklinux.apple.com/DR2.1 for more
information on this release. All Readme files from the DR2.1 Distribution,
including the Release Notes (Readme First) and the Installation Guide (How
to Install MkLinux) are reproduced on our Web pages.
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Vicki Brown (v...@apple.com) - Apple Computer, Leveraged Technologies Group
MkLinux (www.mklinux.apple.com) - Firewarden, Web Gardener, Stagehand
"Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention,
sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution;
it represents the wise choice of many alternatives."
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