Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 04:37:32 +0200 From: deeptech71@gmail.com To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what can i do with a 486? Message-ID: <4618556C.7030103@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <46183A02.4030006@emailrob.com> References: <46180A09.5020003@gmail.com> <46180799.5070400@emailrob.com> <4618366C.60200@gmail.com> <46183A02.4030006@emailrob.com>
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spellberg_robert wrote: > ok - first, you have what des said and what i said back. > that covers most of this [ must've crossed in the mail ]. yeah i received his mail later > all i'm doing is removing anything i don't recognize > [ i am a minimalist at heart ], > but my needs aren't necessarily the same as yours. > > as for 4.3 compatibility, i don't remember just what it is; > but, i think it's a workaround for a bug in 4.3bsd, > where fixing the bug would break subsequently written apps and > there are too many written apps still in use out there to fix > [ or some such ]. > it says to keep it; i've never argued. > > i don't remember access control lists or threads being around > back during 486 days. > > fix the earliest occurring error first as > subsequent errors may be spurious > [ i've known this since fortran in the 1970's, > but i still forget on occasion ]. > > the first time i did this was maybe five years ago. > it was a lot of trial and error. > once i got most of what i didn't have or need > out of the way and it worked, > i left it alone and smiled quietly to myself. > > you've pretty much taken out everything; > i really don't think i can tell you much else. > > i --can-- tell you this, however. > about half of the planet is in the middle of observing something major. > if you are in that half, have a happy. > if not, well - any excuse for a party, dude! > > [ hmmm, i wonder if scotch is kosher for pesach. > i gave up drinking, so i don't remember. ] > > rob > > > > ps --- > > i was about to send this when i had a thought. > i make absolutely --no-- claim that this is a good idea, > but, to me, it's plausible. > my thinking is that there is less code. > on the other hand, > it may introduce a different set of unpleasantries. > > instead of trying to put 6.x on the 486, > what if you backed off and tried something younger ? > looking at my shelf, i see that > my latest version of the versions is 3.5.1, 4.11, 5.5 and 6.2 > [ i also have some 2's, but ... ]. > as an example, if 3.5.1 works, try 4.11. > if that works, try 5.5 [ iirc, 5.0 and 5.1 are bogus ]. > if that works, maybe it's good enough. > if 3.5.1 works and 4.11 doesn't work, > split the difference and try 4.6. > you get the idea. > > like i said, it's a thought. I'll try.
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