Can an iMac G3 with OpenBSD be my daily driver?

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Published on January 15, 2022 3:30:16 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT71HwfiM_A

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Thanks https://PCBWay.com - Today we're installing the latest version of OpenBSD 7.0 - from 2021! - on a 333mhz iMac G3 from 1999. That's right - a totally modern OS! And in the spirit of the PowerPC Challenge, I want to see just how modern of a computing experience we can eek out of this thing.

Thanks for the cameo, @BranchusCreations!

Thank you PCBWay for sponsoring today's retrospective!
https://www.pcbway.com/

VIDEO LINKS:

🍎 OpenBSD macppc: https://www.openbsd.org/macppc.html
🍎 Optimizing OpenBSD (geared towards laptops): https://www.c0ffee.net/blog/openbsd-on-a-laptop/
🍎 Old article about OpenBSD on an iMac: https://www.increasinglyadequate.com/macppc.html
🍎 Mac Yak PowerPC Challenge: https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/2022-powerpc-challenge.633/

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