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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.io.com!news From: mparson@grumblesmurf.io.com (Michael Parson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: NetBSD Info Date: 31 Jul 1996 10:55:33 -0500 Organization: Illuminati Online Lines: 22 Message-ID: <4tnvll$6bv@grumblesmurf.io.com> References: <4tl5mo$c1l@ns3.iamerica.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: grumblesmurf.io.com In article <4tl5mo$c1l@ns3.iamerica.net>, AJ Musgrove <amusgrov@varmm.com> wrote: >Well, no shooting me, but I am trying to find a good PC UNIX and I haven't >decided. I can get just about anything, include UnixWare, SCO, LINUX, >FreeBSD, and NetBSD. > >I'm leaning toward NetBSD, but I need to make sure that it has what I need. >First, the PC version, what does it emulate? Also, what standards does it >support? I am an SVR4 (no shooting) programmer who uses a Solaris 2.5 at >work, and I need something that is more or less source-compatible. If you are a SVR4 programmer who wants Sol 2.5 source compatability... have you thought about Solaris 2.5 x86? >Is NetBSD what I need? To tell you the truth, if I were in your shoes, I'd take a good look at Solaris x86. -- Michael Parson // Illuminati Online E-mail: mparson@io.com \X/ Fnord! DNRC