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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Best platform for INN server?
Date: 04 Mar 1995 05:23:56 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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In-reply-to: burgess@cynjut.infonet.net's message of 3 Mar 1995 13:21:55 -0600

In article <3j7q8j$aj2@cynjut.infonet.net> burgess@cynjut.infonet.net (Dave Burgess) writes:

   In article <MICHAELV.95Mar2212851@mindbender.headcandy.com>,
   Michael L. VanLoon <michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> wrote:

   }In article <3j657b$j2d@sundog.tiac.net> rmk@tiac.net (Rick Kelly) writes:

   }   Michael L. VanLoon (michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com) wrote:

   }   : In article <199503020229.SAA11325@kitana.org> sysop@kitana.org (JL Gomez) writes:

   }   :    I'm happily running a 2GB newspool server running with 16MB of RAM using
   }   :    INN.
   }   :    I can say that Linux's disk cache/buffer strategy does help matters.  :)

   }   : Compared to what?

   }   Apple PRODOS.

   }No way, you heretic!  I won't believe it until you supply hard
   }numbers.  Now, where did I leave my Apple III Business Basic boot
   }floppy...

   Look out Mike, he has a Business BASIC disk!!!
   Here, hide behind this 8" disk subsystem and cover me; I'm going to the
   Cromemco 5Meg hard drive.  That ought to scare him away!

Chuck one of these Corvus drives at him!  If it doesn't stop him, it
should at least break some bones.

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  Michael L. VanLoon                                 michaelv@HeadCandy.com
       --<  Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x  >--
     NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac, Amiga, HP300, Sun3, Sun4, PC532,
                           DEC pmax (MIPS R2k/3k), DEC/AXP (Alpha)
     NetBSD ports in progress: VAX and others...
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