From owner-freebsd-sparc Thu Dec 31 09:56:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA26137 for freebsd-sparc-outgoing; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:56:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from relay.nuxi.com (nuxi.cs.ucdavis.edu [128.120.56.38]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA26131 for ; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:56:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by relay.nuxi.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) id JAA17777; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:56:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien) Message-ID: <19981231095614.D15141@nuxi.com> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:56:14 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" To: Paolo Di Francesco Cc: freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Read this... Reply-To: obrien@NUXI.com References: <368A5778.F86A2695@softweyr.com> <19981231132024.BNEK27753.fep04-svc@winworkstation> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <19981231132024.BNEK27753.fep04-svc@winworkstation>; from Paolo Di Francesco on Thu, Dec 31, 1998 at 02:24:44PM -0000 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT Organization: The NUXI BSD group X-PGP-Fingerprint: B7 4D 3E E9 11 39 5F A3 90 76 5D 69 58 D9 98 7A X-Pgp-Keyid: 34F9F9D5 Sender: owner-freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > I don't think that to develop on an old sparc is so exciting. 8) I fail to see the difference in excitement. I'm interested in this project *only* to be able to run FreeBSD on my old Sparc 20's. > 2) For old sparc there is Linux, but on Ultra there is less support. You mean for old Sparc there is OpenBSD and NetBSD. Linux is *NOT* an option. I'm on a BSD list, not a Pingin list. > 3) I don't know anyone who wants to sell his/her old sparc. see comp.sys.sun.wanted > _Personally_ I think Sun could give us the new architecture for the As a student (or developer) you can get ~40% discount on many models. -- -- David (obrien@NUXI.com -or- obrien@FreeBSD.org) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message