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From: kenh@wrl.epi.com (Ken Hornstein)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Usefulness of BSD/Linux Source Knowledge (was BSD vs. LINUX)
Date: 29 Jul 1994 01:29:36 -0400
Organization: Entropic Research Laboratory, Washington DC
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References: <30jqp1$ees@grex.cyberspace.org> <CtEuyA.En1@world.std.com> <1994Jul24.185248.5906@escape.widomaker.com> <9407282112.17@rmkhome.com>
Reply-To: kenh@wrl.epi.com
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In article <9407282112.17@rmkhome.com>, Rick Kelly <rmk@rmkhome.com> wrote:
>Sun is still making enhancements to SunOS 4.1.3.  That's BSD.
>
>SunOS 4.1.3 (Solaris 1.1.1_U1 Release B) runs on ALL Sun hardware.

It's my understanding that SunOS 4.1.3 doesn't run on the SparcCenter 2000
(I am thinking that's not exact name, but close enough for this newsgroup),
but it's available for all other Sun hardware.  Please correct me if I'm
wrong.

--Ken