From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 1 03:17:02 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E4D3106566C for ; Mon, 1 Feb 2010 03:17:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0563E8FC0C for ; Mon, 1 Feb 2010 03:17:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.3/8.14.2) with ESMTP id o113GnJV045866; Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:16:49 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id VpIw50KD+R2H; Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:16:48 -0600 (CST) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (ezekiel.daleco.biz [66.76.92.18]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o113GeT2045862; Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:16:43 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <4B664798.6020008@daleco.biz> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:16:40 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090929) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Angus Robinson References: <4B5BB3F3.1070205@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4B5FA07A.2020906@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <4B600F50.1060204@gmail.com> <20100127104652.GJ12145@comcast.net> <86aavzkaka.fsf@ds4.des.no> <20100127204710.GM12145@comcast.net> <4B64E70C.2010408@daleco.biz> <4B65423A.6010700@fairhaven.za.net> In-Reply-To: <4B65423A.6010700@fairhaven.za.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I Love FreeBSD! X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:17:02 -0000 Angus Robinson wrote: > Kevin Kinsey wrote: >> Charlie Kester wrote: >>> >>> I'm not sure I get your point. You can surf the web on your space >>> heater? >> >> Maybe he can, but I don't believe that was his point. Nonetheless, >> I seem to remember someone installed a Linux or a BSD on a toaster >> once upon a time. >> >> Off to Google to find out. > It was NetBSD > http://www.embeddedarm.com/software/arm-netbsd-toaster.php Yes, that was one. And at least one Linuxen did the same thing. I guess if we want someone can say who was first, but it's no big deal to me. It may well have been NetBSD first, they're uber-geeks similar to the FBSD folk, and are well known for hw compatibility, but you know that, I'm sure. KDK