My ci has been operating very well with a current from a few
months ago. Is there any compelling reason to update when 1.3
settles down? I have a bunch of stuff installed (perl 5.04, etc)
and don't relish the hassle of reinstalling it if I screw up
when updating.

At present things look like this when I log in:
Last login: Thu Nov 6 08:43:29 on tty00
Copyright (c) 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994

NetBSD 1.2D (GENERICSBC) #30: Wed Apr 30 15:00:47 PDT 1997

Welcome to mice.mocrobark.com!

mice:dickb {101} uptime
 8:57PM  up 136 days, 28 mins, 1 user, load averages: 0.13, 0.09, 0.08
mice:dickb {102}

Living a few blocks from a major substation has a few advantages.

Dick
      

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