Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 22:35:33 -0600 (MDT) From: wes@intele.net To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BeBox (was Re: Nerd Talk) Message-ID: <199606180435.WAA05985@obie.softweyr.com>
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Jake Hamby said:
% The reason I'm thinking of buying a BeBox (since I mentioned it, I
% might as well defend myself :-) is my 486 is about as souped up as
% I could want. Upgrading to a Pentium would only buy me the ability
% to run my *existing* software a bit faster. Buying a BeBox would
% give me enough CPU horsepower for the next few years, combined with
% a brand-new architecture and brand-new C++-based OS which everyone
% says is very fun to program (supported by Metrowerks latest
% compilers). So at first, there won't be many programs, but this
% just means the market is more open for hobbyists to port over from
% UNIX and develop their own programs (no pressure from Microsoft).
% And at developers prices, it will cost $1000 + RAM + video card +
% keyboard/mouse/floppy/CD-ROM + hard drive + monitor (all standard
% PC components), so if I scrounge around, it's about $1500 for the
% whole system (without monitor).
So how come no discussion yet of "FreeBeSD?" Pun intended, of course.
At the very least, we could use the second processor for executing
threads, even if BSD doesn't yet support SMP.
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