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Hi,

I am currently running FreeBSD on my PC and am very happy with it, except 
for one thing: It lacks good DOS emulation.  All it has are two slow X 
programs, pcemu and Bochs.

I am looking at switching over to NetBSD because it has DOSEMU.  I have a 
few questions before I do, though.

 - How easy is it to install NetBSD?
 - Does the DOSEMU program work over non-console terminals?
 - Will NetBSD read my FreeBSD filesystems?  (FreeBSD uses ufs, I believe)
 - How good is NetBSD's Linux emulation?  (Even though I don't run it 
   personally, a good test is how well it runs Linux doom or Netscape)
 - Does it have sound capabilities for the Pro Audio Studio/Spectrum
   sound card?
 - How about PPP?  How good is it?
 - Security and networking are also things I need to know about.
 - Support?  How do I get it and how good is it.  I have been very impressed
   with FreeBSD -- have even spoken to the project president a few times.
   They are very helpful.
 - Installation methods.  Can I install it from a PPP connection or
   CDROM?
 - Binary-level compatibility.  Will it run FreeBSD binaries without
   recompilation?  I know FreeBSD has a NetBSD emulator; does NetBSD
   have a FreeBSD emulator?
 - Where can I get a NetBSD CD-ROM?

Thanks in advance for your help!

John Goerzen

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