From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 21 05:26:08 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDA35106566C for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:26:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh1.interactivevillages.com (ca.2e.7bae.static.theplanet.com [174.123.46.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A17BA8FC12 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:26:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 184-78-197-203.war.clearwire-wmx.net ([184.78.197.203] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh1.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RziEh-0003Vb-Ps for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:25:36 -0800 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:26:03 -0800 Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:26:03 -0800 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120221052603.GC6294@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4F3ECF23.5000706@fisglobal.com> <201202181447.32623.erich@alogreentechnologies.com> <4F425C5B.3040005@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <201202210910.20658.erich@alogreentechnologies.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Ycz6tD7Th1CMF4v7" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201202210910.20658.erich@alogreentechnologies.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh1.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: /usr/home vs /home X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:26:08 -0000 --Ycz6tD7Th1CMF4v7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Erich Dollansky on Tuesday, 21 February 2012: > Hi, >=20 > On Monday 20 February 2012 21:44:43 Da Rock wrote: > > On 02/18/12 17:47, Erich Dollansky wrote: >=20 > > >> There may have been a historic reason, but now it is philosophical -= trying > > > when I got my hands for the first time on a BSD system, the machine h= as had several 5MB hard disks. > > > > > > I assume that what now is called partitioning came from the need to h= ave several disks to run a serious system. > > > > > > And yes, it was possible to boot and run BSD with at least 20 users o= n several 5MB disks. > > > > > > Erich > > Erich, can I be so bold as to ask what brand the disks were? And tax=20 > > your memory as to when? >=20 > it was DEC PDP-11 with a strange drive. One disk was fixed, one was remov= able. This is the reason why it was easy to switch the operating system. RL= .. something like this was the disk name. >=20 I believe the 5MB removable were RL01. They also had a 10MB removable RL02, which we used for software distribution. We resold them to our customers at $170 each. --=20 =2EO. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com =2E.O | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com --Ycz6tD7Th1CMF4v7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPQyrrAAoJEIpckszW26+R/ZcH/09hD7yRHPzFjSCAMhwsQ+FP ntqxeDDPmL2kbvSH9ZRwEZ8+TcGbqTL0zGpspPnc5XM4bWOu3IoPZZ9FVYfAvPCx Aa0kdInf2i8uVwy5+QSMzfasmu+1EgFOW3wSxWmH1tIEYPpEFmssygfpgkyxU+fa wPGvEAaqeXsEPZkDQMm/GBTdrVhuHqomC0LJ8dhhO+1PNYici1quwco9QLVmalzE SzCz+muVW8wbmEkhiodVK4a0kT5tD+BFgAmv6Eqhm0O+sOu5i8SmNumNtC6lt+0v N+lWS9HCuUpIjADfOvBLzXWBz8lerOOuwebWuRvcvWg4bTme99WMat++yGmU5Dc= =eZhB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Ycz6tD7Th1CMF4v7--