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From: tls@panix.com (Thor Lancelot Simon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Curious about *BSD History
Date: 18 Apr 1996 07:25:23 -0400
Organization: Panix
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References: <4k1nue$lm8@orb.direct.ca> <3165791B.52BFA1D7@FreeBSD.org> <4kh916$1pa@cynic.portal.ca> <s8iveycvux.fsf@sphinx.nuclecu.unam.mx>
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In article <s8iveycvux.fsf@sphinx.nuclecu.unam.mx>,
Miguel de Icaza <miguel@sphinx.nuclecu.unam.mx> wrote:
>
>> ISA busses, such as those on Amigas and Alphas. As a result, we
>> still don't have bounce buffer support, though it is being actively
>> worked on, and I suspect it will appear later this year.
>
>The OpenBSD kernel has bounce buffers. As someone said, OpenBSD
>kernel is close to NetBSD kernel, so you will feel about the same when
>booting it :-).
Actually, the last time I looked there had been significant divergence since
OpenBSD first reworked the NetBSD source tree. Has there recently been an
effort to re-synch things?
--
Thor Lancelot Simon tls@panix.COM
If you're looking for a patsy, why not try the entire human race?