Subject: Re: NetBSD vs FreeBSD on older hardwar (MMX)
To: Zafer Aydogan <zafer@gmx.org>
From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 05/16/2005 21:31:34
On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 07:02:49PM +0200, Zafer Aydogan wrote:
> Tomoki NetBSD Mailing Lists schrieb:
> >I fished out an old laptop out of my closet.
> >It is a Pentium 233 MMX w/ 64MB Ram and 12G HD
> >I am thinking about setting up a small station for browsing the web.
> >Which would perform better on such a system? NetBSD or FreeBSD ?
> >
> >I know that this is a mailing list for NetBSD users, but I am hoping
> >that you will be objective and give me a suggestion based purely on
> >performance.
> >
> >Thank you,
> >Tomoki Taniguchi
> >
> >
> Why don't you just try it out ?
With a 12G disk you can install both OS and use one of the bootselect
versions of the mbr code to select between them.
David
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