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From: ngai@nova.bellcore.com (John Ngai 21371)
Subject: Re: Jolitz Book & CD ROM
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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 17:57:31 GMT
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In article <1g9c3lINNh1n@neuro.usc.edu>, merlin@neuro.usc.edu (merlin) writes:
|> Does anyone have news of the status of the pre-announced
|> Jolitz book on 386bsd?  Would it be possible to include 
|> a bootable CDROM version of 386bsd up to current patch
|> level, source code, development tools, and X11R5.

I like to second his suggestion!! Of course, it would be nice if the version
included in the CDROM is more stable, perhaps V0.2??

|> CD ROM might be includable at minimal cost and enhance
|> book sales at minimal production cost increase.

Perhaps more importantly, it allows other curious PC users to try UNIX without
having to go through the trouble of down loading the codes/binaries from the
Internet (and what if they have no access to Internet??)

-- John