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From: p_quinn@ECE.Concordia.CA (Paul Quinn)
Subject: Re: CD ROM drives
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Date: Sat, 9 Apr 1994 15:50:13 GMT
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>I don't know the answer to your question but I tried email Walnut Creek for
>FreeBSD CD-ROM a few weeks ago, but got no replies at all, I wonder if it is
>the USL intervention again ? And I mailed Rod regarding the same topic, ie
>on purchasing FreeBSD CD-ROM, and he just disappeared from the net ...
>
>If you do get Walnut to answer you on the sale of FreeBSD CD-ROM, could u
>please let me know ?
>
>Thanks.
>
>-- 
>- wongm@latcs1.lat.oz.au (M.C Wong)
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>   - Just an enthusiastic and curious learner of computing technology.


I haven't had any amail replies from Walnut Creek yet.  When I called Walnut
Creek, they said that the Sony drive would be supported.  I later received
email from someone on the net (I forget his name) who said he was one of the
developers of FreeBSD and that it would not be supported.


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