From owner-freebsd-sparc Mon Dec 15 18:49:23 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA13696 for sparc-outgoing; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 18:49:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from fantasy.icr.com.au (fantasy.icr.com.au [203.17.49.120]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA13686 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 18:49:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dale@icr.com.au) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by fantasy.icr.com.au (8.8.7/8.8.7) id MAA04434; Tue, 16 Dec 1997 12:48:17 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dale@icr.com.au) Received: from localhost(127.0.0.1) by fantasy.icr.com.au via smap (V1.3) id sma004432; Tue Dec 16 12:48:08 1997 Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 12:48:08 +1000 (EST) From: Dale Walker To: Brian Handy cc: "David E. O'Brien" , freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Freeloading FreeBSD for Free -- NOT! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, 15 Dec 1997, Brian Handy wrote: > >> Good idea. So what are the frequently asked questions? > >> (email me and I can start that list). > >for the moment it'll have to probably be an archive of the list... cause, > >now that you ask... I just acn't think of any.. > > > 1. "I've got this great [IPX|IPC|SS2|your old dead slow Sun here] that > I want to put FreeBSD on. What's supported?" > > Answer: The first machines out of the gate are going to be the > sorta-high-end Ultrasparcs which are expected to drop in price to be > competetive with the x86 architecture within the next year. Non-ultra > platforms will follow later, based most likely on popularity and the > assistance of the interested user base. > > (Gussied up with the correct lingo, of course, by someone who talks the > talk.. :-) > > Heh...where do I send-pr this sucker? :-) > > Happy trails, > Brian > I'll post a mini-FAQ within the next 8 hrs or so, to get the ball rolling. Cheers, Dale -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dale Walker dale@icr.com.au Manager/Sysadmin - ICRnet - Internet Provision and Services Independent Computer Retailers (ICR) http://www.icr.com.au Ph:+61.7.4636.4625 Fax:+61.7.4636.3513 helpdesk@icr.com.au -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- A Flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-