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From: jk7023@CNSVAX.ALBANY.EDU
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Subject: Re: MacBSD question...
Date: 15 Jul 1995 05:42:50 GMT
Organization: University of Albany, SUNY
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In article <1995Jul14.113427@ail3.montefiore.ulg.ac.be>, korthoud@montefiore.ulg.ac.be (Didier Korthoudt) writes:
>I've tried past week end to install MacBSD 1.0 on various Macs and I must
>admit that this was a complete waste of time !
>

	I'm currious....  Where could I find MacBSD?

>As a UNIX software developper, I wished I could find some decent Mac
>version.
>

	What kind of problems does it have?

>By the way, Linux for the Mac is nowhere (I'm wondering if it could ship
>one day...), and the only other share/free-ware alternative is MacBSD.
>

	A few months ago, I saw some posts that implied that someone(s) tried
to make it and then disappeared.  the original release date was said to be last
February, but this was stated on April 1st.  Oh well....

>My only hope is that someone can boost Linux for Mac development.

	I can't program on Macs, really, but is anyone out there interested in
this?  Prehaps we could find those people that were trying to do it before?

							Jaime

P.S.	Thanks in advance to anyone who can direct me to the MacBSD software!