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From: guyd@austin.ibm.com (Guy Dawson)
Subject: Re: 386BSD vs. BSD386
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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 16:44:50 GMT
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In article <C98zMo.KFr@magnus1.uucp>, davidr@magnus1.uucp (Bulletin board login) writes:
> I have been really interested in 386BSD for the last few months as the main
> OS that I'll be running once I get my new computer next week, but recently I
> have been attracted to a comercial product called interestingly enough BSD386.
> Is there an FTP site where I can get some more information on this UNIX or
> does anyone here have any experience with it? I do know that it will work
> with my system, and in fact I have found no other UNIX that comes with SGCS's
> X package. I need this package because it is the only X that will soon support
> the Diamond Viper video card. The kind of questions that I want answered now
> are of overall speed compared to other UNIXes for the 386/486 and reliability.
> I don't want a UNIX that is going to crash every 5 minutes. Thank you!
I'm a very happy user of BSD/386. I spent my money and am happy with the system.
You can get info from BSDi's ftp site - bsdi.com
As for speed... I've not compared against other systems. It would expect it to
be similar to 386BSD and NetBSD as all three are based on the UCB Net-2 tape.
The speed of apps will also depend on the C compiler you use - if you get
source. gcc 2.4.5 ports easly - did that last night.
It's also very stable - but then so are 386BSD and NetBSD...
>
> David Ross
>
Guy
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