[Gllug] Any NetBSD users lurking around here?

[chris.wareham at btopenworld.com]

Jim Bailey <jim at freesolutions.net> wrote:
> Chris Wareham wrote:
> > 
> > Support for the SGI challenge series was added to NetBSD/sgimips about
> > 18 months ago. I don't know how mature that part of the sgimips port is,
> > but they are damn fine machines.
> 
> I didn't know this I have had the box and 4 vault storage arrays for
> over a year now but done very little with it due to a lack of ability
> and time.
> 
> I always wanted to put a free OS on it but thought I would have to use
> some Irix software I had managed to get my hands on.
> 
> This changes everything I might even bring it along to the next
> install-fest.
> 
> Install this you B*****d. ;)
> 

If a bootable CD-ROM can be made of the sgimips port, then installation
should be a doddle. That's assuming your SGI has a CD-ROM drive or
somewhere to plug an external one in. Certainly would confuse even the
most hairy toothed geek if you took it to an installfest!

Chris

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