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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!not-for-mail From: Chooka <dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Uses for an XT ???? Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 20:08:34 +1100 Organization: Monash University Lines: 35 Message-ID: <332FAD12.41C67EA6@silas.cc.monash.edu.au> References: <332F54B8.167EB0E7@silas.cc.monash.edu.au> <5gnr29$2ut@usenet88.supernews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ascend-1-30.cc.monash.edu.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NNTP-Posting-User: root X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE i386) To: "J.C. Archambeau" <jca@bighorn.accessnv.com> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:37290 J.C. Archambeau wrote: > Use a null modem cable. You're going to need a serial port, video > card (w/monitor), floppy (to boot the things) and a keyboard. You could > if you really want to be masochistic is drop in a networking board and > run an MS-DOS TCP/IP suite and rlogin. This will save IRQ resources on > the FreeBSD box unless you are already using one of the supported > intelligent multiport boards and have the serial ports to spare. You might > get ok performance with a decent 8-bit ethernet card that can take up the > slack of the 8088. You're basically limited to the NE1000/2000 and > SMC/WD80x3 ethernet cards. > I'd probably go the extra expense of the Ethernet Card.... That way I can still use the FreeBSD box's serial port for my modem.... Set it up as a router :) Pity you can't get X running on such an antique beast... Or can I ??? Upgrade the monitor and card and I could use the FreeBSD box as an Xserver.... anyone know how to do this ? > This would make for an interesting experiment while consuming a six pack > of Fosters. :) > How do you know about Fosters ?? :) Victoria Bitter is better!!! And Cascade Pale Ale is superb... Ohh....and just _one_ six pack ?? I don't think so... Three and you'd barf all over the equipment and have fun finding the shorts... :) Cya all soon, David H. dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au