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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: will hardware that won't do NT do BSD?
Date: 16 Dec 1995 07:17:06 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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Message-ID: <MICHAELV.95Dec15231706@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>
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In-reply-to: dave@mail.kdcol.com's message of 15 Dec 1995 03:27:26 -0700
In article <4ariie$has@kdcol.kdcol.com> dave@mail.kdcol.com (Dave E Martin) writes:
If a PC won't run NT (it mysteriously locks up at random places and the
manufacturer specifically says NT is not supported) will BSD run on it?
You never know for sure until you try. However, it certainly has two
strikes against it -- don't be surprised if you have weird problems
also running "unix" on it.
I would like to know why it won't run NT and if it will cause a problem
for freebsd. It is a 133 pentium system with phoenix bios 4.04.
Ask your manufacturer. As far as I know, the phoenix bios number is a
meaningless random number to everyone but your computer manufacturer.
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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 68k, Amiga, HP300, Sun3, Sun4,
DEC PMAX (MIPS), DEC Alpha, PC532
NetBSD ports in progress: VAX, Atari 68k, others...
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