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From: volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de ( Volker A. Brandt )
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: Questions on NetBSD and FreeBSD (flame safe)
Date: 25 Jul 1994 18:07:28 GMT
Organization: Applied Math, University of Bonn, Germany
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In article <jwshin.774923005@nitride.EECS.Berkeley.EDU> jwshin@nitride.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Jinwoo Shin) writes:
>I'm a current Linux user and I'm seriously considering switching to either
>NetBSD or FreeBSD for the reason of EXPERIENCE. (Note here that I'm not saying
>that one side is better than others ... really ... with all these flames going
>on in BSD groups, I have to cover my behind) Here are things that I can not
>live without and wanted to make sure that both or either of NetBSD or FreeBSD
>supports it.
>
>1) Support for Mitsumi FX001D cd.
Yes, although you should get a SCSI CD ROM if you can afford it.
>2) Can be "easily" setup to boot with OS/2 boot manager.
Yes.
>3) Has a ported/patched XView/Olvwm for it, or is reasonable for me to compile
> it myself.
Should be easy.
>4) SLIP/CSLIP ... VERY IMPORTANT!!!
SLIP & PPP.
>5) Would be helpful if it can mount msdos partitions.
Yes.
BTW the current kindergarten war makes me barf.
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