Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 23:16:58 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: which version of FBSD should i install? Message-ID: <20130109071657.GA16194@ethic.thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20130109125549.2fba6ac4@X220.ovitrap.com> References: <20130109025504.GA4992@ethic.thought.org> <20130109125549.2fba6ac4@X220.ovitrap.com>
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On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 12:55:49PM +0700, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 18:55:04 -0800 > Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote: > > > ms well use my 2005 Thinkpad. it is reasonably fast at > > 3.06GHz. should clue me in on how much stuff I need to compile to > > test. > > You should be able to run anything from 7.4, 8.3, 9.1 to 10.0. > > I mention 7.4 here for a simple reason. It could be that your old > machine uses some USB hardware, which is not supported from 8.0 onwards. > > I would say, if it works, use 9.1. If not check out 7.4. If this then > works, you could check 10 out. > > 8.3 is the version which is the most robust one as the new stuff did > not arrive there yet. > > Erich Thanks for this. VBC uses no USB hardware... well, AFAIK. I =believe= it should work on anything unix. That is: Unix, BSD, Linux, Android. VBC doe require a keyboard since the disabled user needs to type what he wants to have spoken. If there are and USB issues there, I have no idea. gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community.
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