From owner-freebsd-ports Sat Feb 8 04:03:52 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id EAA07886 for ports-outgoing; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 04:03:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from vector.jhs.no_domain (slip139-92-4-122.mu.de.ibm.net [139.92.4.122]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id EAA07858; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 04:03:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from vector.jhs.no_domain (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vector.jhs.no_domain (8.7.5/8.6.9) with ESMTP id MAA01494; Fri, 7 Feb 1997 12:28:14 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199702071128.MAA01494@vector.jhs.no_domain> To: pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co cc: Miguel Ricardo Real Santos , ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Getting Old BSD From: "Julian H. Stacey" Reply-To: "Julian H. Stacey" X-Organization: Vector Systems Ltd. X-Mailer: EXMH 1.6.7, PGP available X-Address: Holz Strasse 27d, 80469 Munich, Germany X-Tel: +49.89.268616 X-Fax: +49.89.2608126 X-ISDN: +49.89.26023276 X-Web: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 06 Feb 1997 14:06:13 EST." Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 12:28:13 +0100 Sender: owner-ports@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, Reference: > From: pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co > > I *really* don't think your box is supported by 386BSD. 286 is Not supported by FreeBSD. > Try Minix,there is a version that will work for you (don't remember > where). > > On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Miguel Ricardo Real Santos wrote: > > > I have an 80286 and i'd like to know where i can find an old version od > > bsd that works on my pc. It only has 1 Mb ram memory but i think it's > > possible to install that o.s in my computer. > > My e-mail is miki@student.dei.uc.pt > > Regards from Miguel. Failing all else Miguel, go to your bookshop: Operating Systems design & implementation by Andrew S Tanenbaum ISBN 0-13-637331-3 025 Prentic HallInternational Editions Paperback cost me 17 pound Sterling (UK) april 1987 I believe more modern ones come with media attached. There's a src Copyright note on page 434. You could also try web search engines, or who knows, maybe there's even a minix.org domain. I've had 2 friends give away old 386 boxes to me in the last month, so I suggest you consign your old 286 to be an Eprom burner or something, & put the word out to all your aquantainces, that the next time they buy a new computer you'll remove their old `scrap iron' for free, or buy them half a crate of beer in exchange :-) I ran Minix years ago on my 8086 laptop, in its time it was really nice, it had some limitations, but it had a real Unix feel, & that on an 8086 with 2 flops & no hard disc, I could still `make` in background & edit in foreground etc. Julian -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/