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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Here is my report so far I thank you for suggestions.<br><br><br>I am here researching. Looks like if you want flash player to be the latest on that Mac Power Book G4. Even Debian does not have the latest flash for PPC <-----PowerPC MAC. Note the following link.<br><br>By the way you have a new world MAC PPC not an old world MAC PPC. Unfortunately you do not have an Intel processor on that computer. <----nevermind no Power Book G4's have an Intel CPU.<br><br>The following links are your operating system candidates:<br><br>http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/<br>http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=163625<br>Gentoo way too deep for now.<----look into it. [just for fun].<br><br>So for a full fledged web experience you will possibly end up without 'current' flash on your machine.[period]<br><br>You will have 'Open Office' <----perform Office duties such as Resumes.<br><br>Note: the following link concerning MAC specific buttons:<br><br>http://davespicks.com/writing/programming/mackeys.html#boot<br><br>DO THIS---->Zap PRAM.<br><br>cmd-opt-p-r <-----Hold down until 10 chimes.<br><br>unless you ZAP PRAM nothing will boot in 'open firmware'. <----not even an .iso OR your OS X CD.<br><br>After zapping PRAM: then---> HOLD: c :key<----during boot.... try it for fun [make sure you have your OS X cd in your cd-rom drive. during this time. [You can just exit out of it by turning your pc off after it boots]. Let me know.<br><br>then install your OS X original .. who cares you already have your files backed up on your [Flash-Drive].<br><br><br>Sincerly, paul g<br><br> </div></body>
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