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Coolest 68k Powerbooks to own?
Posted by: theonetruetom on 2024-07-13 12:29:39 I'd cast a vote for a 190 with a 5300c screen swap. But I'm biased.
Posted by: croissantking on 2024-07-13 13:53:29 I'd cast a vote for a 190 with a 5300c screen swap. But I'm biased. With a full 040 soldered on.
Posted by: 3lectr1cPPC on 2024-07-13 14:02:24 I really need to get a 190cs...
Posted by: theonetruetom on 2024-07-13 14:56:59 With a full 040 soldered on. Would such a machine run A/UX?
Posted by: finkmac on 2024-07-13 22:34:23 Would such a machine run A/UX? absolutely not
Posted by: theonetruetom on 2024-07-13 22:35:18 absolutely not
Posted by: croissantking on 2024-07-15 12:30:48 absolutely not How comes?
Posted by: just.in.time on 2024-07-15 15:35:02 My understanding is that A/UX is very specific about the hardware it will run on. To my knowledge, no PowerBook was ever supported. That said, you may have some luck getting older Debian versions working. https://wiki.debian.org/M68k/Installing
Posted by: theonetruetom on 2024-07-17 17:17:56 My understanding is that A/UX is very specific about the hardware it will run on. To my knowledge, no PowerBook was ever supported. That said, you may have some luck getting older Debian versions working. https://wiki.debian.org/M68k/Installing Unfortunately, if you install Debian on it, it's just another Linux laptop. Honestly, I'm usually a zealous fanatic about open source and Linux, but for older Macs, the Mac OS is really the best option imo.
Posted by: MacUp72 on 2024-07-18 01:54:14 I really need to get a 190cs... yeah, why are they actually so rare..was their production cancelled after the battery bomb cases🙄
Posted by: 3lectr1cPPC on 2024-07-18 09:03:37 The battery fires get way overblown, it was around 3 batteries in pre-production. Never made it to consumers.
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