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Date:      Tue, 17 May 2005 10:36:22 +0900
From:      Joel <rees@ddcom.co.jp>
To:        FreeBSD MailingLists <freebsd.ml@gmail.com>, questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD or NetBSD on older hardware (MMX)
Message-ID:  <20050517103300.2930.REES@ddcom.co.jp>
In-Reply-To: <9e46c99e0505161103551224ed@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <ded8d717050516100231468e5@mail.gmail.com> <9e46c99e0505161103551224ed@mail.gmail.com>

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On Mon, 16 May 2005 14:03:18 -0400
Tomas Quintero <tomasq@gmail.com> wrote

> On 5/16/05, FreeBSD MailingLists <freebsd.ml@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I fished out an old laptop out of my closet.
> > It is a Pentium 233 MMX w/ 64MB Ram and 12G HD
> > I am thinking about setting up a small station for browsing the web.
> > Which would perform better on such a system?  FreeBSD or NetBSD?
> > 
> > I know that this is a mailing list for FreeBSD users, but I am hoping
> > that you will be objective and give me a suggestion based purely on
> > performance.
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > Tomoki Taniguchi
> 
> Hell, put Windows NT4 on it. It's all the same. If you're not doing
> anything special on it, it doesn't really matter imo.

Say what?

NT4 for browsing the web? With known vulnerabilities and no maintenance?

Be civil.

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