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Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 14:03:18 -0400
From: Tomas Quintero <tomasq@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD or NetBSD on older hardware (MMX)
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On 5/16/05, FreeBSD MailingLists <freebsd.ml@gmail.com> wrote:
> I fished out an old laptop out of my closet.
> It is a Pentium 233 MMX w/ 64MB Ram and 12G HD
> I am thinking about setting up a small station for browsing the web.
> Which would perform better on such a system?  FreeBSD or NetBSD?
>=20
> I know that this is a mailing list for FreeBSD users, but I am hoping
> that you will be objective and give me a suggestion based purely on
> performance.
>=20
> Thank you,
> Tomoki Taniguchi

Hell, put Windows NT4 on it. It's all the same. If you're not doing
anything special on it, it doesn't really matter imo.


--=20
-Tomas Quintero