Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 3rd Dec 2002 07:17 UTC
Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. will announce tomorrow world's first consumer priced ATX form-factor PowerPC motherboard with full Linux support. Terra Soft, also creators of Yellow Dog Linux, will be selling both the PPC motherboard and a fully equipped computer that will be capable of running YDL 2.3. This will give a new face to the consumer Linux landscape, as Linux effectivelly gets its own platform rather than getting installed side by side with other OSes. Check inside for two pages with pictures of the hardware, information and an interview with TerraSoft's co-founder, Kai Staats.
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In my opinion, there is only 1 reason to run a Mac rather than a PC... for the Mac OS. So, if you compare this machine to Apple's prices, it doesn't seem that you are getting a deal. It's $800-900 for a 600Mhz G3. You can get an authentic Mac (so that you don't have to use Mac-on-Linux) for very close to this price running at a higher clock (and with monitor included). If MacOS is to be your primary OS, then it makes more sense to buy a Mac. This machine really only makes sense if you have your heart set on Linux (rather than MacOS X), but need to run MacOS apps... a kind of migration strategy. But with MacOS X being just another flavor of UNIX, why not just stick with OSX and get better app support?
As an x86 user, I would only start to seriously look at this machine if it was technically superior in some way OR if it offered a cheap way to run MacOS apps. Running Linux is a moot point since I can get much cheaper x86 hardware for this. This company could have picked a much more powerful PowerPC processor. Alternatively, they could have priced the hardware much lower.
Whether you're a Mac fan or a PC fan, it doesn't really make much sense to buy this machine. Who's it really for... maybe those people who hate Apple, hate Windows, hate x86, love MacOS, and are willing to give up some speed to run their preferred OS?