From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Jul 3 22:08:41 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id WAA13391 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 3 Jul 1995 22:08:41 -0700 Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with ESMTP id WAA13384 for ; Mon, 3 Jul 1995 22:08:35 -0700 Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.9/8.6.9) id OAA14815 for hackers@freebsd.org; Tue, 4 Jul 1995 14:43:51 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199507040513.OAA14815@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: BSD/OS compatability - current status? To: hackers@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 4 Jul 1995 14:43:51 +0930 (CST) Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1359 Sender: hackers-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Greetings O wizardly ones; I recall some time ago, a discussion about BSD/OS compatability, and recent problems with same. I'm currently mentoring a BBS sysadmin, who is keen to use FreeBSD in conjunction with his current Galacticomm BBS system. He is also aware that Gcomm have a BSD/OS version of the BBS, and wants to know if it's possible to run this under FBSD. Gcomm's BSD/OS version is for 1.1, and AFAIK 1.1 executables run fine under FreeBSD, but naturally it'd be nice to be _sure_ before recommending he go & spend that sort of money. (He was also interested to know whether it would be feasible to port the BBS to FreeBSD. Apparently it's written for BC++ using a proprietary kernel, but most/all of the source is available. If someone with c++ and DOS->unix migration experience is looking for a project that would be a great feather in the FreeBSD cap, this sure qualifies. Source seems to be availble, contact me & I'll pass you on if you're interested.) -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] My car has "demand start" - Terry Lambert [[