Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:17:32 -0500 From: Josh Paetzel <jpaetzel@FreeBSD.org> To: Frank Mitchell <mitchell@wyatt672earp.force9.co.uk> Cc: staffslug@staffslug.org.uk, freebsd-users@uk.freebsd.org, sc@mailman.lug.org.uk, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Home Brew Message-ID: <4900F7FC.2020305@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200810222049.56144.mitchell@wyatt672earp.force9.co.uk> References: <200810222049.56144.mitchell@wyatt672earp.force9.co.uk>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Frank Mitchell wrote: > Hi Guys: > > I just discovered a useful free E-Book: "You Can Build Your Own Computer" by > Robert Derman, downloadable from http://www.dermancomputer.com. > > The Link is entitled "Computer Textbook" and it's a PDF = 5.5 Meg. Even if you > don't plan a Home Building project it contains much useful stuff about > Component Quality and Brand Choice. It's dated early 2007, but you'll find > updated info in the HTML "Retail Price List". > > Also useful is the abridged HTML "Newbies Guide". I'm reminded of earlier > days, when Unix appealed to people who built their own machines as much as > people who wanted to modify Source Code. > > Faictz Ce Que Vouldras: Frank Mitchell The curmudgeon in me can't help but note running UNIX on a homebrewed machine wasn't really possible until the 90's. So I'm faced with two interpretations, either the OP considers the 90's earlier days, or he's talking about the decade previous to that, when people built homebrewed machines to run DOS and CP/M and UNIX ran on hardware too expensive to bring home. If it's the former....I feel old. - -- Thanks, Josh Paetzel PGP: 8A48 EF36 5E9F 4EDA 5ABC 11B4 26F9 01F1 27AF AECB -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) iD8DBQFJAPf8JvkB8SevrssRApQZAJ9/iyMWJnrhT8006gh/ssZ0fdmWLACeLuNb L2HChCoo2JLNe2g334S6iMQ= =8vS+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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