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From: fty@bizarre.rtpnc.epa.gov (Frank Terhaar-Yonkers)
Subject: Re: Ported software list.
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Is anyone else having a problem?  I show 750 accesses to this archive in the 
past two months and no other complaints ...

- Frank

In article <1992Nov9.145903.19244@autelca.ascom.ch>, nbladt@autelca.ascom.ch (Norbert Bladt) writes:
spedpr@thor.cf.ac.uk (Paul Richards) writes:

>Well I've started on a ported software list. I wouldn't even call this a
>first draft. It's really so we can decide if the format's right and get
>people to start making submissions. If you've ported any software to
>386bsd then fill in the form below and mail it to me. If you think there
>should be other fields in the form then let me know. 

First, thanks for this list.

[ other packages deleted - NB. ]

>---------
>PACKAGE: XS3
>---------
>Description:	X server for the S3 chipset (very similar to the
>		8514/a)
>Status:		
>Maintained by:	Primary: Amancio Hasty
>		Secondary: 
>OS version:	
>Installed at ref.tfs.com: 
>Available from: sunvis.rtpnc.epa:/pub/386bsd/incoming
Is somebody really able to access this host ?
>From Europe it is NOT possible. Except for one directory listing of
pub/386bsd/incoming (and, believe it or not: XS3 is NOT in this directory)
I couldn't get anything from this before the ftp-server crashes etc.
>Requires: 
S3 VGA board, of course.
>Notes:
ftp-server seems to be very flakey. I tried several other hosts in the states
without any problem. But this one: unreachable at best, sorry.

I would really like to run this server, but can't for obvious reasons.
BTW: How big is the XS3 server, if I am able to connect to ref.tfs.com, someday.

Norbert Bladt.
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