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From: graichen@julia.physik.fu-berlin.de (Thomas Graichen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: BSD for other Platforms?
Date: 28 Dec 1995 09:47:38 GMT
Organization: Freie Universitaet Berlin
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Geoff Shukin (shukin@the.link.ca) wrote:
: I am wondering if there exists a version of BSD for a VAX 3400 or PDP11/44?
: If so, is it possible to get this without any special licences?  Even if 
: there is some unsupported software out there, I would like to know about it.

you should have a look at 

  http://www.netbsd.org

and

  http://www.openbsd.org

they are both nearly equal and free - and i think they will eventually run on
your vax (don;t know if on that type)

t
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