Re:OpenCore bootloader – open-sourced Apple UEFI drivers, en...
by ornxka on Thursday August 06, 2020 @04:06PM
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I'm amazed by this. I started using an EeePC 901 a few months ago, and it barely runs Firefox. I don't know if that says more about the computer than it does about Firefox, but I had no idea such a thing was even possible.
Re:OpenCore bootloader – open-sourced Apple UEFI drivers, en...
by Nursie on Thursday August 06, 2020 @04:32PM
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It's quite some time ago now! I don't think I even have mine any more...
I guess Snow-Leopard was pretty lightweight compared to what we have now. IIRC I also modded the machine a bit with a 64GB aftermarket storage card. Maybe doubled the RAM too.
Eventually I think the aftermarket storage card died, and I went back to debian/XFCE, then to debian/LXDE, in an effort to try to keep it both current and usable, with chromium for a browser as FF was too heavy.
Pleased to hear someone has one still up and running :)
I had an eeepc 901 years ago, with an atom chip, and I turned it into a hackintosh running snow leopard. It worked great! Way better than with the original software on it.
Hackintoshes can be really good. Not all are, and you have to be careful about updates sometimes, but it can be very worthwhile. I would probably have it bootable as an option on my current Ryzen workstation, but I went with an nvidia graphics card so it's a no-go. Good thing I also love debian.