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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!grumpy.fl.net.au!news.webspan.net!newsfeeds.sol.net!newspump.sol.net!mindspring!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!worldnet.att.net!news.mathworks.com!enews.sgi.com!ix.netcom.com!mumford From: mumford@no-spam.netcom.com Subject: Re: Linux vs BSD Message-ID: <mumfordE4DHpE.GIF@netcom.com> Sender: mumford@netcom15.netcom.com Organization: Netcom References: <32DFFEAB.7704@usa.net> <87iv4sns63.fsf@localhost.xs4all.nl> <m2915nyrxf.fsf@golfgod.raleigh.ibm.com> <5c33j2$2vh@cynic.portal.ca> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 19:20:01 GMT Lines: 21 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.misc:153318 comp.os.linux.networking:65563 comp.os.linux.setup:93078 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:5652 comp.unix.bsd.misc:1950 In article <5c33j2$2vh@cynic.portal.ca>, Curt Sampson <cjs@cynic.portal.ca> wrote: >In article <m2915nyrxf.fsf@golfgod.raleigh.ibm.com>, >Thomas Evans <tjevans@hotmail.com> wrote: >> I prefer linux because it has...Zip drive support... > >What on earth is `Zip drive support'? I pluged a Zip drive into my >Sparcstation running NetBSD, and it worked just fine. You can even >boot from it (except on a PC, where the loosing SCSI BIOSes can't >boot from anything but the lowest number drive). > When someone speaks of zip drive support, they're usually speaking of parallel port zip drive support, since there is no need for any help to get the scsi drive working. -- Glenn Lamb - mumford@netcom.com -- Finger mumford@netcom.com for PGP Key. PGPprint = E3 0F DE CC 94 72 D1 1A 2D 2E A9 08 6B A0 CD 82 Reply address set to mumford@no-spam.netcom.com to fudge USENET scanners. Be sure to send replies to mumford@netcom.com