I'm thinking about playing around with some of the less dominant
linux platforms out there, such as PPC, AXP, Sparc or ARM. Why you might
ask? Well, at the office Linux is the job. But at home it's the hobby,
and I'm getting a bit bored of the x86. And Linux is all about fun,
right! :) So, my questions are thus: I'm sorta leaning towards AXP, and
possibly PPC. I've had some experience with AXP, and I'm interested in
PPC just because the irony of running Linux on a Mac is quite tempting.
What thoughts do you alternative-platform folks have on this? The main
question of all though, is cost. Like Linus says, it's better when it's
free. :) Well, in this case, cheap anyway. I do not at all need a
haul-ass speed demon, just reasonable (P100+, for instance). Recycling
components is an issue too, as I'd like to use as much as I can of what I
already have (EIDE disk/CD, PCI AHA-2940 w/SCSI-CDU920S WORM, PCI S3 video
and 3c905 ethernet, ISA sound card, ISA modem).
I appreciate any and all advice you have for me.
thanks,
-bp
-- B. James Phillippe <bryan@Terran.ORG> UNIX, Linux, networks, C, Perl, Java, etc.