From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Nov 9 08:03:05 1995 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id IAA20540 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 9 Nov 1995 08:03:05 -0800 Received: from etinc.com (et-gw.etinc.com [165.254.13.209]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id IAA20529 for ; Thu, 9 Nov 1995 08:02:59 -0800 Received: from trumpet.etnet.com (trumpet.etnet.com [129.45.17.35]) by etinc.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id LAA18797; Thu, 9 Nov 1995 11:09:45 -0500 Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 11:09:45 -0500 Message-Id: <199511091609.LAA18797@etinc.com> X-Sender: dennis@etinc.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 2.0.3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: piero@strider.ibenet.it From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) Subject: Re: Here's why you should post about MINIX Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >Hello. > >Quoting from Jordan K. Hubbard (Thu Nov 9 03:10:51 1995): >> Minix != FreeBSD just as Xenix != FreeBSD and you hardly see us giving >> pointers to Xenix. I will neither approve it nor go to any special >> trouble to mention it in the FAQ.. Not to be heartless, I just don't >> see the need or relevance. > >Ok. I'm Joe User a f@#$ing newbie, I only have a f#$%ing 286 so I >write to freebsd-questions and ask'em "Ho guys what kind of UNIX >*can* I run on my wonderful 286", and get no answer. > >When I buy a P100 I will go *for sure* to the linux mailing lists >where people is so kind to give advise to me, poor owner of a 286. They're nice people but their O/S isn't as good. If you're using a '286 you're not poor, you're impoverished (as a '386 is about $40.). Give Bill and Hillary a call. Dennis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25