Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:23:09 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: jimtnelson <jimtnelson@earthlink.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Message-ID: <19981214172309.B17075@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <3674B380.C81F916@earthlink.net>; from jimtnelson on Sun, Dec 13, 1998 at 10:43:12PM -0800 References: <3674B380.C81F916@earthlink.net>
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On Sunday, 13 December 1998 at 22:43:12 -0800, jimtnelson wrote: > I am considering running FreeBSD or Linux on a Pentium II. > > Will linux programs run under FreeBSD? Yes. > Will commercial or custom software compiled for unix platforms run under > FreeBSD? Some will, in particular those written for Linux, BSD/OS and SCO UNIX. > What fortran compilers are available for FreeBSD? It comes with GNU g77. There are probably others available as well. > How does FreeBSD differ from BSD unix? Not at all. > I am currently running mklinux on a macintosh 7500 power pc. Is > there a FreeBSD available for a Mac 7500 PCI machine? No. You can get NetBSD or OpenBSD for Macs, though. Check out http://www.NetBSD.org/ and http://www.OpenBSD.org/ > Where can I get further info? http://www.FreeBSD.org/ Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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