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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!barrnet.net!oz.cdrom.com!oz.cdrom.com!jkh From: jkh@freefall.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development Subject: Re: Call for 386BSD Rel.1.0 SIG (Special Interest Group) Date: 21 Aug 1994 15:45:33 GMT Organization: Walnut Creek CD-ROM Lines: 13 Message-ID: <JKH.94Aug21084533@freefall.cdrom.com> References: <jmonroyCuu0HM.7p3@netcom.com> <336npv$i5q@cleese.apana.org.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: freefall.cdrom.com In-reply-to: newton@cleese.apana.org.au's message of 21 Aug 1994 14:43:35 +0930 In article <336npv$i5q@cleese.apana.org.au> newton@cleese.apana.org.au (Mark Newton) writes: Actually, I think Bill reminds me of the Acorn Archimedes: Technically brilliant, but unfortunately incompatible with everything. Hey, I actually *have* one of those (an A540).. There's even a project to port FreeBSD to it.. :) But you're right - it is a good analogy. A number of really good and innovative ideas, but all done THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAY, JUST TO BE DIFFERENT! Those silly brits.. Jordan