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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!metro!metro!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!caamora!jmichaels From: jmichaels@caamora.caamora.com.au (Jonathan Michaels) Date: 25 Dec 95 10:53:06 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: freebsd user group sydney (nsw australia) Message-ID: <6e5_9512260138@caamora.caamora.com.au> Organization: Caamora, Clovelly NSW Australia Lines: 45 fellow travellers i'm probably the wrong person and more than likely will suffer a palace coup but to get us off the ground in sydney, FreeBSD UserGroup Sydney c/- PO Box 2036 Clovelly West NSW 2031 Australia while i do run a bulletin board it is essentially a (genuinely) hobbyist system in that resources are scarce and it is there for my convenience. there is only one phoneline, currently it serves as a fidonet to internet gateway via a uucp link to several of sydney's more reliable isps. currently it is an ms dos and novell netware based network that will very soon be converted to freebsd and os/2 clients. the bbs phone number is +61-2-665-9249 (please note: this service has microcom deskporte fast+, v34&vfc, attached and no telephone), it is a very basic maximus system. i will endeavour over the next week or so to incorporate the comp.unix.bsd.* hierachy and some freebsd specific file areas. as far as freebsd resources are concerned i currently have the walnut creek "FreeBSD 2.0.5" cdrom i'm expecting the 2.1.0 release soonish. i will be happy to dump the cdrom to tape just as soon as either i can work out how to get freebsd to reliably talk to my tandberg tdc-3800 (scsi2 qic-525 streamer) or find a reliable spare machine to act as a linux based tape server, sorry guys it works direct off the cdrom just plug in the tape drive and away it goes. anyway thats enough of my ramblings. regards, Jonathan before i forget, all the best for the new year and i hope you all have a happy and safe christmass --- -- Caamora (InterNet Services) __________________________________________ PO Box 2036 Clovelly West NSW 2031 Australia data +61 2 6659249 ------------------------------------------- <jmichaels@caamora.com.au>