Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 17:32:11 -0700 From: Doug Wellington <doug@sun1paztcn.wr.usgs.gov> To: Chris Mcmurray <cmcmurra@flemingc.on.ca> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org, doug@sun1paztcn.wr.usgs.gov Subject: Re: FreeBSD and 286 Message-ID: <9608250032.AA05103@sun1paztcn.wr.usgs.gov> In-Reply-To: "Your message of Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:08:10 MST." <45ADC055816@hal9000.flemingc.on.ca>
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Previously: >I know it sounds silly, but i have an old 286 I was given and I want to >run un*x on it. WHERE can I find a downloadable copy that I can run on >it? I know there must still be something around somewhere! Chris, You might be able to use Minix or Xinu on your 286... Here's a couple pointers: http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/minix.html http://willow.canberra.edu.au/~chrisc/xinu.html -Doug Doug Wellington doug@sun1paztcn.wr.usgs.gov System and Network Administrator US Geological Survey, Tucson, AZ Project Office According to proposed Federal guidelines, this message is a "non-record". Hmm, I wonder if _everything_ I say is a "non-record"...? FreeBSD and Apache - the best real tools for the virtual world! Check out www.freebsd.org and www.apache.org... Chuck - Lord of Darkness? Or Lord of Cuteness?
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