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From: Brian Tao <taob@io.org>
To: dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1 will require a minimum of 8MB for installation.
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On Sat, 30 Sep 1995, dennis wrote:
>
> NO!!!!!!!! NFS is the best and fastest way to load semi-custom systems.

    I agree, but if we have to choose, I'd lose NFS first too.  How
many first-time users (those who will be baffled the most by the 8-meg
requirement) have access to an NFS server with the FreeBSD distribution
ready of installation?
--
Brian Tao <taob@io.org>
System Administrator, Internex Online Inc.
"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"