Nextstep 3.3 Hardware

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Title: Nextstep 3.3 Hardware
Post by: stauder99 on February 01, 2007, 12:09:55 PM
Hello,

I've just started to work a little bit with Nextstep.

Now I'd like to install Nextxtep 3.3 on a Intel Pentium 4 Computer.
Is it possible? And where can I get the hardware specifications for Nextstep 3.3?
Is it also possible to install it on a IDE HDD or do I need SCSI?
And where can I get some Hardware Driver?

These are quite a lot of questions, but perhaps you can help me.

thanks

stauder99
Title: Nextstep 3.3 Hardware
Post by: madcrow on February 02, 2007, 01:19:20 PM
NS3.3 will run on SOME "bare" P4s, but not all. Generally, Intel chipset mobos are compatible, although you'll probably not get sound, ethernet or high-res video from the on-board components. For those things, you'll need external add-on cards. A combination hardware support list and driver download site is available from here. (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=70039)

If you have PCI SB16-compatible card this (http://mitglied.lycos.de/Morgon_de/) page is for you. Other PCI soundcard users are out of luck.

Frankly, however, I would use OS4.2 on a P4. The hardware support is somewhat better (as an example, with the Y2K patch installed, you get a video driver that gives you full color on any VESA 2-compliant card) Any part of 3.3 missing from 4.2 can be copied over rather easily.

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