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Subject: Re: Custom boot.flp (was Re: FreeBSD for VirtualPC? (on the PowerMac)) 
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> On Wed, 15 Oct 1997, Garance A Drosehn wrote:
> 
> > Secondly, I was wondering if FreeBSD will work under VirtualPC.
> 
> I beleive yes.
...
> I think it works if you can make an installer disk with a kernel that
> dosn't know about Pentiums.

You don't need to do this, if you have patched VPC up to date; the 
problem with the Pentium HRT was fixed a long time ago.

If you try to run a non-Pentium kernel on the VPC, it will panic on 
your anyway, as the VPC _is_ a Pentium.

mike