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Date:      Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:02:10 +0930
From:      Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz>
To:        Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com>
Cc:        'Greg Freeman' <mail@gefreeman.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org, 'Rares Aioanei' <bsdlisten@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: BSD on IOS hardware
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> Greg Freeman <mail@gefreeman.com> wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to load FreeBSD on an Apple Mobile device designed
>> to run IOS?  There are a lot of old iPads out there.  If we could
>> repurpose them to straight Unix pads that might be cool.

On 03/10/2012 05:19, Sean Cavanaugh wrote:
 >
> I hate to say it, but wouldn't it be easier to just buy a cheap
> android tablet in the first place?

If you are buying new hardware that would be a good choice but if you
just get hold of old hardware that has been tossed out after an upgrade
it is a matter of working with what you have. Given the popularity of
ipod/iphone/ipad there will be a lot more of them lying around as time
goes by.



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