[rescue] Solaris 86 on non-HCL hardware

[Dave McGuire]

On Sunday, October 6, 2002, at 11:35 AM, Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
> I was just thinking Sol86 because I already have it, and have a "leg 
> up,"
> knowledgewise.

   A good thought, but you'll do fine with BSD.

> I'd certainly consider one of the BSDs, although I have worked with a 
> BSD
> variant in some years, but actually installing it might be a bit of a 
> job,
> since I don't have it on CD and I'm on a pretty slow link to the 'net.
>
> Isn't there some *BSD that one can install over the 'net after making 
> a boot
> floppy, or somethig like that?

   Yes, the BSDs can do that.

<flamebait>
   I'd run NetBSD, though...accept no imitations.
</flamebait>        [dave ducks and runs]

       -Dave

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