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From: darkstar@skypoint.com (Matthew Orgass)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: NetBSD/pmax questions...
Date: 29 Feb 1996 16:48:24 GMT
Organization: SkyPoint Communications, Inc.
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Ben Cottrell (benco@ucsee.EECS.Berkeley.EDU) wrote:
: In article <4gv009$plt@stratus.skypoint.net>,
: Matthew Orgass <darkstar@skypoint.com> wrote:
: >Does NetBSD/pmax have a usable X Windows?

: Yes--but only X11R5. R6 doesn't include the drivers for the old Ultrix
: 4.1 graphics interface (which is what NetBSD copies). Also, xdm doesn't
: work too well--rumor has it that an xdm compiled for Ultrix works just
: fine. YMMV.

  This would still be a great improvement.  The system in question is 
only Ultrix 4.2 with a license that only allows for two logins at once.

  My next question is this:  If I install NetBSD on a different drive, 
will I be able to boot both without major config changes?


Matthew Orgass
darkstar@skypoint.com