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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!yeshua.marcam.com!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!xmission!u.cc.utah.edu!cs.weber.edu!terry From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: NetBSD Hardware Project Date: 24 Sep 1994 21:24:17 GMT Organization: Weber State University, Ogden, UT Lines: 69 Message-ID: <3625e1$hl2@u.cc.utah.edu> References: <CwJnKs.5nC@hermes.hrz.uni-bielefeld.de> <jmonroyCwMGFn.K36@netcom.com> <360n54$5o7@panix3.panix.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.weber.edu In article <360n54$5o7@panix3.panix.com> tls@panix.com (Thor Lancelot Simon) writes: ] In article <jmonroyCwMGFn.K36@netcom.com>, ] Jesus Monroy Jr <jmonroy@netcom.com> wrote: ] >Carsten Hammer (chammer@hrz.uni-bielefeld.de) wrote: ] > ] >: Hi, ] >: as my computer isnt fast (new) enough any longer i would like to ] >: know what cheap platforms are there with a future with NetBSD. ] >: I am interested in people who are willing to contribute in a ] >: project to build a NetBSD computer around a MPC601 or similar. ] >: Are there any people with the knowledge and the time to help. ] >: I would do coordination and prototyping. ] >: ] > What the hell is a MPC601? ] ] I don't know, but I hear this rumor that it has really cool fairings... I read this and I literally fell out of my chair. For those of you who missed the discussion where Jesus Monroy Jr. was attempting to oust Chris G. Demetriou as moderator of the news group comp.os.386bsd.announce, here is the relevent excerpt from 08 Dec 1993 by noted net.humorist Jordan Hubbard. In true style, it was crossposted to the following groups: comp.unix.bsd comp.os.386bsd.development comp.os.386bsd.bugs comp.os.386bsd.apps comp.os.386bsd.questions comp.os.386bsd.misc And here it is: = In article <jmonroyCHn46z.E0s@netcom.com> jmonroy@netcom.com = (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes: = 1) Don't expect fairings. = 2) If confused read #1. = = I was confused. I read #1. I finally got it - you're a fellow = motorcycle rider, winter is approaching, and you're exhorting us all = not to expect fairings! Sound advice too, should you happen to borrow = or rent someone else's motorcycle and be suddenly faced with a long, = cold ride without the benefit of any kind of wind protection. = = [ Lots more rules deleted, all referring back to the rule = about not expecting wind-chill protection ] = = Sound advice here. Remember, a good pair of gloves (leather, not = wool! Wool may look warm but does nothing to keep the wind out!), a = thick muffler and a thick padded jacket will save you from looking = like Frozen-zombie-from-beyond-the-grave-man when you dismount your = trusty steed 50 miles later and find that you're barely unable to = detach your frozen fingers from the throttle. = = Weather may turn cold, and long distance winter motorcycle commutes = may continue unabated, but of those of us who take sound advice of = Jesus to heart, many are cold but few are frozen. = = Jordan I now claim title as net.packrat supreme. What do I win? Terry Lambert terry@cs.weber.edu --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.