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From: rmk@rmkhome.com (Rick Kelly)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: NetBSD for Sun 3/60 supported devices ??
Date: 6 Nov 1996 05:19:56 GMT
Organization: The Man With Ten Cats
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Richard Ingram (rji@puma.inmos.co.uk) wrote:

: Also what benefits over SunOS 4.1.1 does it have ?

NetBSD 1.2 on the Sun 3/60 is supported, SunOS 4.1.1 is not.

My Sun 3/60 running NetBSD 1.2 seems to perform better than my Sun 3/80
running SunOS 4.1.1.  Both are running X11R6, and Mosaic starts up faster
and runs more smoothly on the 3/60.

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