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From: bolsen@seanet.com (Bruce Olsen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PS/2 support
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 05:26:29 GMT
Organization: DUO Systems
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johnv@infinet.com (john) wrote:

>Hello...  this is my first try at FreeBSD and am wondering if it supports/runs on a PS/2 w/micro channel.
>I see that ISA is somewhat supported, but I am trying to get FreeBSD running on a PS/2 Mod 70..  When I
>boot from floppy, it loads, sends a quick error (too fast to read), and reboots...  Any help or pointers??

>Thanks,
No can do as far as I know. You may need to think about a commercial
version of UNIX. UnixWare Personal Edition is reasonably priced. I
think the street price is a bit over $200. The SDK is about $100.