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Date:      Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:53:00 -0000
From:      Martin Tournoy <carpetsmoker@gmail.com>
To:        "John Brann" <john@brann.org>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Obituary Notice
Message-ID:  <op.tav06mstipwu61@carpetsmoker.ictwerkplaats.org>
In-Reply-To: <20060609132456.GA70164@freebie.brann.org>
References:  <20060609132456.GA70164@freebie.brann.org>

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On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 13:26:22 -0000, John Brann <john@brann.org> wrote:

> It is with deep regret that I note the failure to POST of gate.brann.o=
rg.
>
> This Toshiba Satellite Pro 415CS (Pentium 90MHz, 16Mb memory) had work=
ed
> tirelessly as the gateway / firewall / natd machine connecting my home=

> network to the Internet following its productive career starting in 19=
96
> as a personal laptop machine.
>
> It first took on its gateway role during 2000 and ran 24/7 for six yea=
rs,
> except for reboots to perform upgrades or due to power failures.
>
> The machine's dmesg (from 2004) is recorded at:
>
> http://www.nycbug.org/?NAV=3Ddmesgd;f_dmesg=3D;f_bsd=3D;f_nick=3Dbrann=
;f_descr=3D;dmesgid=3D1135#1135
>
> The role of gateway has been taken on by another Toshiba laptop,  =

> purchased
> in 2000 partly with credits from the Toshiba floppy-driver settlement.=

>
> John.

I would like to offer my sincere regrets as a fellow Toshiba Satellite.

May you find strenght in these hard times.





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