<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Vince, I echo Steve's comments. I just checked and everything I have found says that VMWare will not run on a G4 and the same for Parrallels VM software. My Mac Mini is an intel-based one. <div><br></div><div>I would recommend finding and old intel PC and use it just for AllStar or if you are adventurous by a used Mac Mini like I did, put Parallels on it and go!</div><div><br></div><div>George K6GAZ<br><div><br></div><div> <br><div><div>On Mar 14, 2013, at 9:35 AM, Stephen A. Misel <<a href="mailto:smisel@fonality.com">smisel@fonality.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Virtualization won't change the base hardware architecture. If your system is G4, you will not be able to run an Intel-based OS in a VM. George, I suspect your Mini has an Intel CPU if you are running AllStar.<div>
<br></div><div style="">That being said, it is possible to run Linux on a G4.</div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><a href="http://www.sowerbutts.com/linux-mac-mini/">http://www.sowerbutts.com/linux-mac-mini/</a><br></div><div style="">
<br></div><div style="">73, Steve K4WEB NNN0BRI</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 11:08 AM, George Zolla <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gazolla@san.rr.com" target="_blank">gazolla@san.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Vince, I am not sure if you can install it as a new operating system on your version of the Mac but I have Centos/AllStar running on a Mac Mini using Parallels in a Virtual Machine. It works great but it does add an extra level of complexity. If Parallels will work on your machine you should be able to do it.<br>
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George K6GAZ<br>
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On Mar 14, 2013, at 7:46 AM, Vince VE3ELB <<a href="mailto:ve3elb@yahoo.com">ve3elb@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hello all. I would like to know if it will or can work. Can I install Centos on an old Mac Mini G4 to run Allstar.<br>
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> Vince VE3ELB<br>
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