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From: js@dostoevsky.ucr.edu (Joe Sloan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD
Date: 5 Dec 1995 02:48:23 GMT
Organization: University Of California
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In article <Pine.SUN.3.90.951204141400.4145A-100000@daffodil.cs.odu.edu>,
Ragnar  <bowden@cs.odu.edu> wrote:

>Speaking of chocolate sprinkles, I heard a nasty rumor that there is 286 
>bsd available somewhere, and I would like to use the old machine as more 
>than a paperweight/clock.  If someonce could point me at it, I would be 
>most appreciative.  Or if it is just a nasty rumor, let me know, so I can 
>stop chasing it.

Dunno about that - but...

Anyhoo, there is a Linux XT in the works - that's right, a version
of Linux that will run on a pc xt -

Alan Cox is working on it..

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