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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!news.crd.ge.com!sunblossom!knight.vf.ge.com!news.ge.com!combs!steve From: steve@combs (Stephen F. Combs) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: FreeBSD and XFree86 Date: 5 Nov 1993 22:08:51 GMT Organization: GE Drive Systems, Salem, VA Lines: 81 Message-ID: <2beitj$qjr@alva.ge.com> References: <2be0oc$vq@delphinium.rtsg.mot.com> Reply-To: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM NNTP-Posting-Host: 3.29.5.200 X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Dan J. Declerck (declrckd@rtsg.mot.com) wrote: : OK, I've read up on both of these products, and am duly impressed : by the effort donated by the contributors to making Free UNIX : on the PC platform a reality. (if only my employer would give them : free PowerPC boxes to port over, hint, hint). : Here are my requirements for a UNIX system, and am wondering if these : two products fit the bill: : Source code compatibility (somewhat) with SunOS 4.1.3 (from the UNIX perspective). : Motif (a biggie in my book), is Motif available for XFree86?? : SLIP capability (Is SLIP available??). Don't know if Motif is available for FreeBSD or not, but the reason I started using 386BSD/NetBSD/FreeBSD (I'm currently at FreeBSD-1.0-RELEASE and quite happy) was somewhat the same as yours. I program on a SPARC II (SunO/S 4.1.3) and was looking for something close to that (I had Interactive Unix SVR3.2 at home and was NOT happy). : Eventually, a C++ compiler (hopefully for free). : and all the X distribution tools (like xmkmf makedepend, etc..) The C++ compiler is already there (Gnu GCC/G++ release 2.4.5) and the X distribution tools also (part of XFree86). : I am in the process of buying a high-end PC (486DX2-66) with a good : Graphics controller (looks like an ATI SVGA VESA is my only choice) : 250 Mb tape drive, CDROM,and 16Mb of RAM, w 256K of cache, and 16 bit : soundblaster card.. Soundblaster support is available in the 'packages' directory on FreeBSD.CDROM.COM. : I'd like to re-create the UNIX environment I have at work, : which is a Sun 3/80 with Motif/X (yes, I know it's such a dog, : it would bark, but does not have any sound capability). : The final requirement I'd like to add is the ability to reboot and : run Mess-Windows with Mess-DOS for all those cheap adventure games : you can pick up at CompUSA for less than $30 Should be able to reboot into MS/DOS-MS/Windows with no problem using os-bs or something similar for your boot manager. : There is a reason behind all this madness.. : I'd like to use this machine to learn to prgram in the X : environment with C++i, I'd also like to develop an app for the soundblaster : card (to eventually give to you-all). : I'd also like to use it to work at home on work related projects, : and connect in to work thru SLIP. SLIP Support is supposed to be there, but I can't say as I'm using PPP to connect to my SPARC at work and join on the Internet. : Can anybody with experience in this assist me in this endeavor? : I have over 6 years of embedded data communications experience, : a little with 80286 (although it's been quite a while with Intel parts). : -Dan : -- : => Dan DeClerck | EMAIL: declrckd@rtsg.mot.com <= : => Motorola Cellular APD | <= : =>"Friends don't let friends wear neon"| Phone: (708) 632-4596 <= : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ======================================================================= Stephen F. Combs GE Industry Sales & Services My Employer is in NO way GE Drive Systems Responsible or Liable for Network Services Any Opinions expressed by 1501 Roanoke Blvd. Myself. Salem, VA 24153 Internet E-Mail: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM Novell via Internet: Combs-SF@Salem.GE.COM Home Internet E-Mail: CombsSF-Home@Salem.GE.COM =======================================================================