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From: brettw@io.com (quantum)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD???
Date: 21 Sep 1995 05:41:29 GMT
Organization: Illuminati Online
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Manager Account (manager@mbvlab.wpafb.af.mil) shouted from out of the ether:
> This is a question of which of these are better for my needs, I'm not looking
> for a OS war, but just the best one for me. Here is what I am needing...
> I've just opened up some office space and have a dedicated internet connection
> that will be running a ftp server, voicemail (using a rockwell chipset), www
> server, a BBS, and receiving faxes. I need to know whether Linux, FreeBSD,
> NetBSD, or OS/2 would be the best OS for these tasks. So far OS/2 is leaning
> towards the office standard for the reason I know where the FAX and voicemail
> software is. If advocates of each of the other UNIX like OS's could give me
> a list of applications that could serve the purpose that OS/2 can do for a
> office environment, I'm willing to switch. I'm not saying OS/2 is better,
> just that I am familiar with it, and have a current setup using CONNECT that
> does the affore mentioned. TIA.
Being an OS/2 and NetBSD user, for what you want *I* would recommend using
OS/2. I'm prob. gonna take a lot of heat because this is a NetBSD group,
but there is good OS/2 (or DOS) software for all of the needs you mention.
The nice thing about OS/2 is that you can run DOS software (like BBS and/or
voicemail) in the background with no problem. GOSERVE is a great shareware
package that will handle gopher, ftp, and www serving. You will also be
able to run reg. OS/2 and Windows (yuck) software on the same box. But, if
you plan to do all of the above, I would suggest 32meg of RAM (24 min.) and
some stripe of Pentium (a 75MHz could handle the above). You should check-
out Warp Connect, as it will come with TCP/IP 3.0.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> On Site at Wright Labs, WPAFB | Anthony Cogan
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