Small UNIX boxes (was RE: Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?))

From: Julius Sridhar <vance_at_ikickass.org>
Date: Wed Jan 30 20:32:19 2002

On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Tothwolf wrote:

> > > > > > Yes, I would. I've installed NetBSD on an IBM PS/1.
> > > > >
> > > > > I believe I have one of these systems out in storage, but it is lacking a
> > > > > hard drive. The one I have has (I think) 3 cables that connect the display
> > > > > to the computer. I guess I should find it and see exactly what it is.
> > > >
> > > > It isn't worth it. They are slow, useless PC's that have parts of DOS
> > > > burned into ROM.
> > >
> > > Woo...sounds like a real challenge then :)
> > > I'll save it as a project for a slow month sometime.
> >
> > They're beyond challenging. They're painful. Every thing that could
> > be badly designed, is.
>
> Well now, that sounds like my kind of project :)
>
> Is the PS/1 computer I described even the same one you mentioned?

Well, the ones I am talking about are all IBM PS/1's. The later ones are
basically Aptiva's (craptiva's), and are built by Acer, rather than
IBM-PCCO/Guadalajara.

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Wed Jan 30 2002 - 20:32:19 GMT