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From: ralsina@ultra7.unl.edu.ar (Roberto Alsina)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux vs BSD
Date: 22 Jan 1997 20:33:35 GMT
Organization: Universidad Nacional de San Luis - Argentina
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In article <5c5gcf$hr5$1@vishnu.jussieu.fr>, Manuel BOUYER wrote:
>Roberto Alsina (ralsina@ultra7.unl.edu.ar) wrote:
>> Zip drive support implies support for *all* Zip drives.
>> Try connecting a parallel or IDE Zip to your NetBSD Sparcstation....
>> 
>
>Does linux suport parallel or IDE Zip on sparc ? I'd really like
>to see that :)

If Sparcs have PC-like parallel ports this could be feasible (I'm just 
guessing). No sparc has IDE controllers so that could be difficult :)

Anyway: I think I remember the original post was about the differences 
between Linux and FreeBSD? 
That's why I didn't assume a sparc background and inserted part of my foot 
into my mouth :)

>
>-- 
>Manuel Bouyer, MASI, Universite Paris VI.
>email: bouyer@masi.ibp.fr
>-- 

Regards
-- 

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