Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:42:54 -0500 (EST) From: "Jason M. Leonard" <fuzz@ldc.upenn.edu> To: parv <parv@pair.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ideas for an old BSD laptop? Message-ID: <20040122193934.V48768@lorax.ldc.upenn.edu> In-Reply-To: <20040123002959.GB429@moo.holy.cow> References: <20040120223640.GB39542@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20040122193832.GB55754@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20040123002959.GB429@moo.holy.cow>
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On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, parv wrote: > in message <20040122193832.GB55754@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, > wrote Jonathon McKitrick thusly... > > > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 07:06:17PM -0500, parv wrote: > > : in message <20040120223640.GB39542@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, > > : wrote Jonathon McKitrick thusly... > > : > > > : > I haven't used my infamous Toshiba Satellite with FreeBSD 4.8 very > > : > much since I got my desktop system with a flatscreen. I'm trying > > : > to think of something interesting to do with it now. > > : > > > : > Any ideas on something interesting to use it for? Maybe some kind > > : > of learning experience? > > : > > : Try to run (Free|Net)BSD-current? Or even, Sun Solaris 2.9? > > > > Solaris? That might be interesting. You can order Solaris for x86 on CD > > free from Sun, correct? > > I know one could order Solaris CD but do not know if it the CD would > be sent (almost) free of cost. > > Does Sun not provide a free downloadable OS image/binary? It appears so. http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/binaries/get.html Although the last time I ran Solaris on x86 software the performance was reminiscent of running Xenix on my TRS-80 Model III. :Fuzz
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