Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 17:48:54 +0530 From: A JOSEPH KOSHY <koshy@india.hp.com> To: hasty@rah.star-gate.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Lowend support! Message-ID: <199512291218.AA092129534@fakir.india.hp.com>
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Hi Amancio and FreeBSDers, Something which was posted to this list caused me to sit up. amancio> The point that it must run on minimal hardware is debatable at amancio> this time tnks to Win95 8) Many are upgrading the systems with amancio> enough resources to run a multitasking operating system. Well folks, I can think of one place where the rush to upgrade hardware to run Win95 will /not/ be pronounced and that is here in India. I am sure there will be many places in the world which will share this reluctance. There are oodles of [34]86's here running on 4/8/16 MB (E)IDE configurations; cost is a major consideration and anything that will allow people to get their work done without forking out Rs by the shovelful would be greatly appreciated. As I see it, a window of opportunity is opening up: Microsoft is pushing Win95/NT and users are being forced to upgrade their PC software and hardware if they wish to run Micro$oft products. Now since a lot of work can still be done on existing hardware, an OS which allows the power to be extracted fully would be useful. I was hoping that FreeBSD would fit the bill nicely: it is reliable, fast, and the people behind it are the kind who take pride in their work. I do hope that FreeBSD will continue to work well on low-end configurations. What work remains to be done? I note that we don't support EIDE disks for example. In what way can we folks here help? Koshy -- <koshy@india.hp.com> My Personal Opinions Only.
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