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From: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl (Wilko Bulte)
Subject: Re: Netscape for 1.1R?
Organization: Private FreeBSD site - Arnhem - The Netherlands
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References: <3dstoj$bhq@jpunix.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 1995 16:59:42 GMT
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perry@jpunix.com (John A. Perry) writes:

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>Does anyone know if Netscape is available for FreeBSD 1.1R? The 
>distribution at mcom.com coredumps on my system. Thanks in advance.

> John A. Perry - KG5RG - perry@jpunix.com

The binary you mention is for FreeBSD 2.0  (ehh netbsd, but it works
on Fbsd2.0). You have to hack a couple of systemcalls into the 1.1
kernel to make it work. I have it (sort of) working on 1.1.5, but it 
still misses another system call (it coredumps when opening a local doc).

Wilko