Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 14:43:48 -0800 (PST) From: Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org> To: Brian Tao <taob@risc.org> Cc: Tim Vanderhoek <hoek@freenet.hamilton.on.ca>, Charles Henrich <henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RSA 56-bit key challenge Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970302144249.6255G-100000@narcissus.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970302101941.388A-100000@alpha.risc.org>
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On Sun, 2 Mar 1997, Brian Tao wrote: > On Sun, 2 Mar 1997, Tim Vanderhoek wrote: > > > > After looking through the list I was tempted to revamp an old XT > > sitting around to run Minix for a couple hours... :-) > > Go for it! We want to have both the fastest *and* slowest > hardware on the planet working for us. :) There's no real practical > reason for this, other than the "cool" factor, as you mentioned. :) > We already have a pathetic Sun 3/60 in there, but I want to see a > client running on a TCP/IP-capable Newton or Pilot, or in Minix > installed in a virtual DOS machine on a slow Sparc, or perhaps an > Apple II version (if one becomes available) running in the A2 emulator > running in the Executor Macintosh emulator running under Linux > emulation on a 386sx/16 running FreeBSD. ;-) The TI-85 graphing calculators have Z80 CPUs -- I've long thought about seeing what it would take to put CP/M on one. Then all I need is an IP stack for CP/M . . . > -- > Brian Tao (BT300, taob@risc.org) > "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't" > > Ben "You have your mind on computers, it seems."
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