Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 10:38:19 -0700 (MST) From: Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com> To: Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, capriotti@geocities.com, tom@sdf.com Subject: Re: X based Free installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.980110103200.4491D-100000@dot.ishiboo.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980109152330.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
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If it was on a CD, you got probably get a minimal live filesystem running XF86_VGA16 and use Tcl/Tk. It the VGA failed to initialize, fall back on the cons25 Tcl (or use ctk). That approach would not work for FTP or floppy installs, but may be useful to Walnut Creek. You could also set up a live filesystem over NFS to do the same, which would be pretty slick for multiple installs. Kevin On Fri, 9 Jan 1998, Simon Shapiro wrote: > > On 09-Jan-98 Terry Lambert wrote: > >> BTW, you made a comment about Linux ease of installation. Which Linux? > > > > Any Linux for which the Linux camp is willing to send out a schmuck > > to endure the pain on your behalf is basically painless to install. > > > > It's topologically equivalent to having very, very good install tools. > > > > ;-). > > That's true. Or M$ install which has the option of calling the support > line (manned by non-M$ companies, many of them here in town), with your > favorite credit card. > > I did not find Debian installation better than FreeBSD. Worse if anything. > BTW, Slowlaris install is GUI driven and much worse than FreeBSD too. > > I think you should design the logic for a new install and follow that by a > small, useful GUI library. What was the name of the GUI layer on AT&T 3B1? > > > Also, I screwed up my otherwise beautiful example with a factual > > error: > > .... > > My point the pictograms are not always better than words still stands. > > ---------- > > > Sincerely Yours, > > Simon Shapiro > Shimon@Simon-Shapiro.ORG Voice: 503.799.2313 >
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