Date: Sun, 09 Nov 1997 18:36:00 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith), wghhicks@ix.netcom.com, mini@d198-232.uoregon.edu, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: x86 gods; advice? Suggestions? Message-ID: <199711090806.SAA00646@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 09 Nov 1997 08:04:47 -0000." <199711090804.BAA17700@usr06.primenet.com>
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> > > Well, in the bad old days, I would probably have reached for Forth. > > > There is some precedent for this approach over at Sun... > > > > OpenBoot is big and expensive. > > And it doesn't lock you into x86 to run the BIOS on video cards... > where's the fun in that? I don't give a shit what it doesn't do, Terry. What *I* care about is that OpenBoot is big, it is expensive and proprietary, and it is a complete crock from the POV of usability. Sorry, that's just the way it is. 8( mike
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