Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:08:37 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: jehamby@lightside.com (Jake Hamby) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BeBox mention of FreeBSD... Message-ID: <199606102338.JAA06992@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.AUX.3.91.960610132744.13567A-100000@covina.lightside.com> from "Jake Hamby" at Jun 10, 96 01:31:42 pm
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Terry would probably have something to say here... Jake Hamby stands accused of saying: > > Thomas J. Merritt, president of CodeGen, on the BeBox: > "I think it would make a terrific networking server. The only other thing > that comes close in price/performance is a generic PC loaded with FreeBSD, > ^^^^^^^ > but that's a pain to configure. Windows NT and pay-for UNIX cost more, and *snort* How is anything going to be anything less 'painful' to configure? Last I read the only ethernet adapter the Be OS supported was the NE2000, which makes for a great network server, riiight. > other desktop OS's don't offer memory protection or other niceties the > BeBox has." Parag adds, "With the GeekPort, the BeBox could also be nice > as a user-friendly factory floor controller." Anyone who puts a BeBox on the 'factory floor' has rocks in their head. The 'GeekPort' isn't up to any sort of serious industrial interfacing, and the BeBox box wouldn't have a hope of survival. > ---Jake -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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