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From: thorpej@lestat.nas.nasa.gov (Jason R. Thorpe)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: netbsd on sun 3/xx
Date: 8 Aug 1995 06:57:46 GMT
Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation Project - NASA Ames
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In article <3vo8mj$h9f@pioneer.uspto.gov>,
Dirk Wright <wright@uspto.gov> wrote:

>After reading the freebsd/netbsd faq and browsing the web site for
>netbsd.org, I need more info on running netbsd on a sun 3/60 and 3/80. I may
>be inheriting one of these machines in the fall, so I need an os. The
>license for the sunos is not transferable, so I can't get one legally
>without buying from sun. I'm a poor boy, so buying from sun is out of the
>question. Will standard release 1.0 run? or, will I have to use an interiem
>release? Any help is appreciated.

You'll have to run NetBSD-current to really be able to use the sun3 port.
Gordon made a binary snapshot not long ago.  Check
ftp.netbsd.org:/pub/NetBSD/arch/sun3.

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