>
> You don't load a bios screen on a mac. However, to select your boot
> source, you hold down the command key when you power it on. After the beep
> you'll get a selection of boot locations that the computer can see at that
> time.
>

Correct. Or, if you know you want to boot from the CD, just hold the "c"
key (or maybe it's option-c) before the chime.



> Once you have linux installed, you'll get the same thing. I think you'll
> need to install rEFIt or some other EFI boot manager as well.
>

Not for PowerPC macs, EFI didn't pop up on Macs until they switched to
Intel chips.

PowerPC Macs used Open Firmware, but you wouldn't want to get into Open
Firmware like you would the Bios. The Mac's UI and magic key combos will be
enough. You can always hold down option during boot to choose which device
to boot from, and there are a bunch of other combos that are useful for
this or that:

http://davespicks.com/writing/programming/mackeys.html#boot

--
Michael Moore
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