Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 23:17:23 -0800 (PST) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> To: jimtnelson <jimtnelson@earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812132314441.6577-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <3674B380.C81F916@earthlink.net>
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On Sun, 13 Dec 1998, jimtnelson wrote: >I am considering running FreeBSD or Linux on a Pentium II. > >Will linux programs run under FreeBSD? Yes. >Will commercial or custom software compiled for unix platforms run under >FreeBSD? FreeBSD is unix. But not all unices are the same. Programs compiled on one platform don't necessarily run on others. Much software from the unix world has been ported to FreeBSD. >What fortran compilers are available for FreeBSD? g77 >How does FreeBSD differ from BSD unix? It's newer and actively developed. It runs on Intel based hardware. >I am currently running mklinux on a macintosh 7500 power pc. Is there a >FreeBSD available for a Mac 7500 PCI machine? No. Try NetBSD for the ppc. >Where can I get further info? http://www.freebsd.org/ Catchya Later, | UW Mechanical Engineering Jason Wells | http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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