PowerPC development platform

[nuggetprime]

Just wondering,are there any other good PPC development platforms EXCEPT for Power Macs which are:

-somewhat quick,one PPC 970 should be the minimum
-payable,new or used for less than 400 dollars
-capable of installing and running a linux distro

I know,a used 1-core G5 PowerMac can be had for 250-300 dollars at ebay,but I actually don't like Apple at all,so I want something else.
BTW,it doesn't need to have a graphics card,dvd drive or things like that,it should just have an ethernet port so I can manage it remotely and upload programs and stuff.

Thanks!

[xilman]

Originally Posted by nuggetprime

Just wondering,are there any other good PPC development platforms EXCEPT for Power Macs which are:

-somewhat quick,one PPC 970 should be the minimum
-payable,new or used for less than 400 dollars
-capable of installing and running a linux distro

I know,a used 1-core G5 PowerMac can be had for 250-300 dollars at ebay,but I actually don't like Apple at all,so I want something else.
BTW,it doesn't need to have a graphics card,dvd drive or things like that,it should just have an ethernet port so I can manage it remotely and upload programs and stuff.

Thanks!

Do you really dislike Apple so much that you refuse even to contemplate installing Linux on their hardware, despite the price/performance benefit you may obtain through re-using old kit?

I'm rather more pragmatic tham that, but it takes all types I suppose.

Paul

[nuggetprime]

Originally Posted by xilman

Do you really dislike Apple so much that you refuse even to contemplate installing Linux on their hardware, despite the price/performance benefit you may obtain through re-using old kit?

I'm rather more pragmatic tham that, but it takes all types I suppose.

Paul

Well,I might take one of these Macs if there really is no other option,but there are 2 things I don't like about it:
-It's from Apple
-It has got a graphics card,optical drives and stuff.That means it takes more space,it costs more and it consumes more energy.