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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Why isn't NetBSD popular?
Date: 25 Aug 1995 07:14:49 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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In article <ACB.95Aug24105102@sheriff.mavericks.bt.co.uk> acb@sheriff.mavericks.bt.co.uk (Alex Barclay) writes:
In article <41fjmp$6ei@reason.cdrom.com> "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org> writes:
> And besides, you disqualified yourself already by using a 1GB drive. Real
> Men don't need more than a 45MB ST-506 drive and 2MB of memory 'cause it's
> just not a CHALLENGE otherwise! Any wimply AOL-using newbie can install
> on an entire gigabyte, for gawdsake! Where are your balls, man?
Funny you mention this. I first installed 386BSD 0.0 on my 40Meg ST506 drive
on a 386SX with 2Meg of memory. The only concession I had was a 387SX. Total
running time between re-installation = 10 minutes.
Do I win a prize (for stupidly trying to run anything with a 0.0 tag ;-)?
Heck no! I did the same thing with 0.0, and with almost identical
hardware. :-) Except mine was a 386sx with 4MB of RAM. I can't
remember anymore how many reboots/weeks it took to get a successful
build of libc. ;-)
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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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