Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:29:59 -0500 From: parv <parv@pair.com> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ideas for an old BSD laptop? Message-ID: <20040123002959.GB429@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <20040122193832.GB55754@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20040120223640.GB39542@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20040122000617.GC392@moo.holy.cow> <20040122193832.GB55754@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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in message <20040122193832.GB55754@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, wrote Jonathon McKitrick thusly... > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 07:06:17PM -0500, parv wrote: > : in message <20040120223640.GB39542@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, > : wrote Jonathon McKitrick thusly... > : > > : > I haven't used my infamous Toshiba Satellite with FreeBSD 4.8 very > : > much since I got my desktop system with a flatscreen. I'm trying > : > to think of something interesting to do with it now. > : > > : > Any ideas on something interesting to use it for? Maybe some kind > : > of learning experience? > : > : Try to run (Free|Net)BSD-current? Or even, Sun Solaris 2.9? > > Solaris? That might be interesting. You can order Solaris for x86 on CD > free from Sun, correct? I know one could order Solaris CD but do not know if it the CD would be sent (almost) free of cost. Does Sun not provide a free downloadable OS image/binary? > Does it work pretty well with laptop hardware? To tell you the truth, i listed the operating systems that i would like to try out myself, but for (disk) space, thus financial reasons, cannot. I was hoping perhaps you could try them out, and would let me/us know how other OS's behave... - Parv --
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