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From: bud@selway.umt.edu (William V Roth)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: choosing hardware for NetBSD
Date: 2 May 1995 22:34:36 GMT
Organization: University of Montana
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Subject: setting up hardware for LINUX
Newsgroups: alt.uu.lang.russian.misc
Organization: University of Montana
Summary: looking for good LINUX hardware configuration
Keywords: newbie, clueless, linux
I set up NetBSD on a mac, but failed to get XWindows to work.  Basically, 
I gave up on trying because I lack the technical competency and time to 
figure out the problems.  (Nonetheless, I am grateful to the people who 
spent their time making MacBSD.)  

I wanted to get a DOS machine and figured that NetBSD for an intel chip 
IBM style machine might be more stable and require less technical 
expertise on my part.  I would be grateful for any advice on a hardware 
config. to allow me to run xwindows on a color screen, dial into my 
unix account, and print off of (name a printer).

Really, any advice would be of help.  Thanks!

Bud
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