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From: joe@jshark.inet-uk.co.uk (Joe Sharkey)
Subject: Re: A few words about BSDI
Organization: Individual Network (UK)
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1993 22:06:39 GMT
Message-ID: <CCuo34.5Gy@jshark.inet-uk.co.uk>
Keywords: BSDI review
References: <jmonroyCCtzDv.2vE@netcom.com> <kaleb.747151750@kanga.x.org>
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In article <kaleb.747151750@kanga.x.org> kaleb@expo.lcs.mit.edu (Kaleb Keithley) writes:
>jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes:
>
>> The stumbling blocks of the PC are now coming to light
>> with the inept persceptions of individuals ...
>
>I can't parse this sentance. I can't parse most of this article.
I understand the sentence - too much time reading American ;) - but I've
no idea what it's about.
Is "Sunworld" a magazine or conference? Was this actually a quote from
an article?
[[ ``When even "real hackers" don't know what they're doing, how can
the "PC" claim to be a standard - or a computer!'' ]]
>> ... Let's give some good news on this. "The total time to
>> complete installation (of the BSDI OS) was almost a day."
>
>About the same amount of time it take to turn around a minor rev of LINUX.
Ahh, it's a Sun-oriented magazine review ;)
Comparing installing BSDI on a PC (from floppy?) to setting up a Sun (from
CD or pre-installed?)
>> "Hardwire Hell" terms the marketing haunt for the PC.
>> Welcome aboard, Boys.... Have a nice day.
Remind me never to buy Solaris from Sun for a ``PeeCee'' ;)
>Can someone translate the original article into English?
Jesus: What does it all mean? Where's it from?
>Kaleb Keithley
joe.
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