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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dish.news.pipex.net!pipex!bt!usenet From: acb@sheriff.mavericks.bt.co.uk (Alex Barclay) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Why isn't NetBSD popular? Date: 24 Aug 1995 09:51:02 GMT Organization: BT Labs, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK Lines: 16 Message-ID: <ACB.95Aug24105102@sheriff.mavericks.bt.co.uk> References: <DDACyE.CBt@seas.ucla.edu> <VIXIE.95Aug14011302@wisdom.home.vix.com> <40nj98$8g2@news.belwue.de> <40rpge$fta@orion.cc.andrews.edu> <KSTAILEY.95Aug16165754@leidecker.gsfc.nasa.gov> <4132n5$8et@wn1.sci.kun.nl> <MICHAELV.95Aug21224101@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> <KSTAILEY.95Aug22093652@leidecker.gsfc.nasa.gov> <41fjmp$6ei@reason.cdrom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sheriff.mavericks.bt.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-reply-to: "Jordan K. Hubbard"'s message of 23 Aug 1995 16:06:49 GMT Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:810 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:4801 In article <41fjmp$6ei@reason.cdrom.com> "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org> writes: > And besides, you disqualified yourself already by using a 1GB drive. Real > Men don't need more than a 45MB ST-506 drive and 2MB of memory 'cause it's > just not a CHALLENGE otherwise! Any wimply AOL-using newbie can install on an > entire gigabyte, for gawdsake! Where are your balls, man? > Funny you mention this. I first installed 386BSD 0.0 on my 40Meg ST506 drive on a 386SX with 2Meg of memory. The only concession I had was a 387SX. Total running time between re-installation = 10 minutes. BTW I did pull the files over a 1200 baud TS29 PAD link connected to JANET. Do I win a prize (for stupidly trying to run anything with a 0.0 tag ;-)? Alex