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- From: ngai@nova.bellcore.com (John Ngai 21371)
- Subject: Re: Jolitz Book & CD ROM
- Message-ID: <1992Dec11.175731.1526@walter.bellcore.com>
- Sender: ngai@nova (John Ngai 21371)
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- Organization: Bellcore
- References: <1g9c3lINNh1n@neuro.usc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 17:57:31 GMT
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- In article <1g9c3lINNh1n@neuro.usc.edu>, merlin@neuro.usc.edu (merlin) writes:
- |> Does anyone have news of the status of the pre-announced
- |> Jolitz book on 386bsd? Would it be possible to include
- |> a bootable CDROM version of 386bsd up to current patch
- |> level, source code, development tools, and X11R5.
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- I like to second his suggestion!! Of course, it would be nice if the version
- included in the CDROM is more stable, perhaps V0.2??
-
- |> CD ROM might be includable at minimal cost and enhance
- |> book sales at minimal production cost increase.
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- Perhaps more importantly, it allows other curious PC users to try UNIX without
- having to go through the trouble of down loading the codes/binaries from the
- Internet (and what if they have no access to Internet??)
-
- -- John
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