Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 12:28:13 +0100 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@freebsd.org> To: pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co Cc: Miguel Ricardo Real Santos <miki@student.dei.uc.pt>, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Getting Old BSD Message-ID: <199702071128.MAA01494@vector.jhs.no_domain> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 06 Feb 1997 14:06:13 EST." <Pine.A41.3.95.970206140314.35590A-100000@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co>
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Hi, Reference: > From: pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co > > I *really* don't think your box is supported by 386BSD. 286 is Not supported by FreeBSD. > Try Minix,there is a version that will work for you (don't remember > where). > > On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Miguel Ricardo Real Santos wrote: > > > I have an 80286 and i'd like to know where i can find an old version od > > bsd that works on my pc. It only has 1 Mb ram memory but i think it's > > possible to install that o.s in my computer. > > My e-mail is miki@student.dei.uc.pt > > Regards from Miguel. Failing all else Miguel, go to your bookshop: Operating Systems design & implementation by Andrew S Tanenbaum ISBN 0-13-637331-3 025 Prentic HallInternational Editions Paperback cost me 17 pound Sterling (UK) april 1987 I believe more modern ones come with media attached. There's a src Copyright note on page 434. You could also try web search engines, or who knows, maybe there's even a minix.org domain. I've had 2 friends give away old 386 boxes to me in the last month, so I suggest you consign your old 286 to be an Eprom burner or something, & put the word out to all your aquantainces, that the next time they buy a new computer you'll remove their old `scrap iron' for free, or buy them half a crate of beer in exchange :-) I ran Minix years ago on my 8086 laptop, in its time it was really nice, it had some limitations, but it had a real Unix feel, & that on an 8086 with 2 flops & no hard disc, I could still `make` in background & edit in foreground etc. Julian -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/
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