Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 09:27:23 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: jackv@pacbell.net Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, platforms@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: speed test Message-ID: <199708142357.JAA22210@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <33F373A0.E3209D0C@pacbell.net> from jack velte at "Aug 14, 97 02:07:44 pm"
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jack velte stands accused of saying: > > > > It's a DEC Durango motherboard with a 500Mhz 21164 CPU. I bought it > > from Aspen systems (www.aspsys.com) and it's currently running > > Netbsd-current as a reference platform for the FreeBSD/ALPHA effort > > which is slowly getting under way now. > > i urge a port to Macintosh Power PC. the next generation rhapsody > kernel 3.0 is now based on the MKLinux kernel. if you can get freebsd > working as the kernel under the next version of MacOS (the Nextstep > derivative), you'll have a huge built-in audience of every installed Mac > user. Nextstep is finally a reason other than graphic arts to own a > Mac. Port FreeBSD and give the Mac people a choice. Just as soon as Apple release documentation on their pathetic hardware. Not only is their gear proprietary, it's _slow_. I'd prefer to run FreeBSD on a Multia. FWIW, MKlinux is a Linux server layered over Mach. There is a FreeBSD server for Mach as well; why not just get that going? > -jack -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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