From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Feb 16 10:12:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA02457 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 10:12:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from MNSi.Net (e450.mnsi.net [206.48.122.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id KAA02411 for ; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 10:11:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from stanne@MNSi.Net) Received: from techoffice (dyn208-6-73-37.win.mnsi.net [208.6.73.37]) by MNSi.Net (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) with SMTP id NAA07621 for ; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 13:09:24 -0500 From: "ST_ANNES" To: Subject: Have an interesting project to do, thought of maybe using FreeBSD as an alternative to QNX... Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 13:09:39 -0800 Message-ID: <01bd3b1f$32707e20$254906d0@techoffice> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD3ADC.244D3E20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD3ADC.244D3E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear FreeBSD, I am a FreeBSD 2.2.2 user. I love the operating system, and I had an = idea. We used to have a system to which the schoolboard used, consisting = mainly of a single 486 "server", and a couple hundred or so ethernet = "terminals". Similar to what is called an "X-Term"...but a bit = different. The system origionally ran it's own GUI, based on a QNX back-bone. = It has since then, been replaced by desktop P.C.'s, and a Novell = Netware, (4.11/intranetware), system. What I'm hoping to do, is to = resurect the old(er) system, and run it with new(er) software. I have = been in contact with QNX, and they've offered me all they have to give. = They do not however, have the origional version to which these systems = ran upon, (I beleieve was 1.4, but do not remember). This brings me to = my actual question. I have the support and the backing to run QNX again on these = systems, however, I do not paticularily care for the O/S, and of course = the licsensing of the O/S would also be a factor. What I'd like to do, = is to try and implement the same system, but to run it from a FreeBSD = box, possibly using x/xdm. I would like to know if anyone whom you know of has ever implemented = FreeBSD over a system of Xterms, and if so, would it be possible for me = to contact them, as I've not yet had very much of a start on them, but I = am guessing that when I do get into the project, that I will come up = with some very interesting questions.=20 Any and all help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. I hope = to have this system up and running within a few months, for a "trial" = with about ten or so machines. To later implement it over a much more = massive network. Nathan Vidican nate@mnsi.net http://www.mnsi.net/~nate Unix_USR of Dalnet (irc) ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD3ADC.244D3E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear FreeBSD,

I am a FreeBSD = 2.2.2 user. I=20 love the operating system, and I had an idea. We used to have a system = to which=20 the schoolboard used, consisting mainly of a single 486 = "server", and=20 a couple hundred or so ethernet "terminals". Similar to what = is called=20 an "X-Term"...but a bit different.

The system = origionally ran=20 it's own GUI, based on a QNX back-bone. It has since then, been replaced = by=20 desktop P.C.'s, and a Novell Netware, (4.11/intranetware), system. What = I'm=20 hoping to do, is to resurect the old(er) system, and run it with new(er) = software. I have been in contact with QNX, and they've offered me all = they have=20 to give. They do not however, have the origional version to which these = systems=20 ran upon, (I beleieve was 1.4, but do not remember). This brings me to = my actual=20 question.

I have the = support and the=20 backing to run QNX again on these systems, however, I do not = paticularily care=20 for the O/S, and of course the licsensing of the O/S would also be a = factor.=20 What I'd like to do, is to try and implement the same system, but to run = it from=20 a FreeBSD box, possibly using x/xdm.

I would=20 like to know if anyone whom you know of has ever implemented FreeBSD = over a=20 system of Xterms, and if so, would it be possible for me to contact = them, as=20 I've not yet had very much of a start on them, but I am guessing that = when I do=20 get into the project, that I will come up with some very interesting = questions.=20

Any and=20 all help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. I hope to have = this system=20 up and running within a few months, for a "trial" with about = ten or so=20 machines. To later implement it over a much more massive=20 network.

Nathan=20 Vidican

nate@mnsi.net

http://www.mnsi.net/~nate

Unix_USR of = Dalnet=20 (irc)

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