MkLinux and the pimped-out Apple Workgroup Server 9150 | Hacker News

The author recalls using MkLinux on a PowerMac 8100/80 in the mid-1990s, when Linux on Apple hardware was still highly experimental.

A lack of multi-button mouse support led to troubleshooting with a Logitech ADB trackball and even an early patch submission.

During college, the setup shifted to a Pentium Pro Linux desktop, before eventually returning to Apple hardware once Mac OS X made Unix laptops practical.

The story highlights the limitations of early PowerPC Mac Linux and how later platform changes reshaped desktop Unix choices.