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Date:      Tue, 31 Oct 2000 21:03:22 +0200 (EET)
From:      Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
To:        Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
Cc:        sparc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Sparc port going 64 bit
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.1001031205722.85303D-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
In-Reply-To: <39FDE016.3D4C1422@softweyr.com>

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On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Wes Peters wrote:

> Narvi wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, Michael C . Wu wrote:
> > 
> > > On Wed, Oct 25, 2000 at 12:27:43PM -0400, Bill Pechter scribbled:
> > >
> > > | IBM had Solaris available on PowerPC and NT for a real short time
> > > | around 94... Guess how many people bet on that combo.
> > >
> > > AIX is better for that.
> 
> AIX is better for something?  Please check again, you're mistaken.
> 


Hey!!!! I did definately not write that!

> 
> > > David O'Brien has repeatedly offered Sparc hardware for people willing
> > > to work on the Sparc port.  People have been offered PPC hardware too.
> > > I personally just bought an Ultra5 to attempt to help. It cost me $500
> > > on EBay.  It is not too expensive for a hobby. ;)
> > >
> > 
> > Agreed.
> > 
> > Now, anybody know of a source in Ireland? I need a newer home computer
> > anyways...
> 
> eBay UK?
> 

Ok, I'll take a look. Not sure why I didn't think of that myself.

> > Maybe I should just try to think harder why my employer should give me one
> > to keep at home 8-) 8-) 8-)
> 
> Promise them a bunch of work you can get done.  Then deliver it, slowly.
> 

nah, they are promising me (free) access from home to the internal
network, so it won't work. And no, I can't use machines at work to port
FreeBSD, even not from my free time.

> -- 
>             "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
> 
> Wes Peters                                                         Softweyr LLC
> wes@softweyr.com                                           http://softweyr.com/
> 
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