Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 16:18:13 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: desktop, was linus on BSD Message-ID: <3738ACA5.EBC965C7@softweyr.com> References: <199905111939.MAA15534@usr04.primenet.com>
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Terry Lambert wrote:
>
> > That's my point about the difference between a workstation and a PC. All we
> > really need to do to make FreeBSD a great workstation platform is don't
> > break the IDE driver. Better installation for modems and printers would
> > help, too, but those would help servers as well. There's just not that
> > much difference. Who cares if we support every piece of ISA trash on the
> > market, as long as we support several of the really common pieces well?
>
> A workstation with IDE hardware?
>
> Oh, you mean a PC...
Or a Darwin. No, not the Apple stuff, the Sun stuff.
Are you (un)confused now?
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