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- From: dvc@eagle.hr.att.com (David Van Cleef)
- Subject: Re: Unix system V question
- In-Reply-To: tkacik@hobbes.hobbes.cs.gmr.com's message of 10 Nov 92 20:56:35 GMT
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 21:14:59 GMT
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- >>>>> On 10 Nov 92 20:56:35 GMT, tkacik@hobbes.hobbes.cs.gmr.com (Tom Tkacik) said:
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- TT> In article 1dou0nINNcla@bigboote.WPI.EDU, kay@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (k writes:
- > In article <93114@rphroy.ph.gmr.com> tkacik@hobbes.hobbes.cs.gmr.com writes:
- > >Welcome to the fun world of System V. You've obviously been using BSD too long. :-)
- >
- > So, has anyone ported BSD to the 3b1 yet? Bout time we got some *real* Unix on
- > these stunningly neat machines... :-)
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- TT> Don't hold your breath. This idea has been thrown around for almost as long as the
- TT> 3b1 has existed. The reasons it has not been done are many, (so many in fact that
- TT> I can't remember a single one, but they are there none the less :-).
- TT> I believe that the 3b1 does not have enough virtual space to support BSD, but
- TT> I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
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- Definitely not 4BSD, but 2BSD should be doable.
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