Subject: Re: powerbook duo 250 needed for loan to get supported?
To: None <port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
From: nick thompson <nicholas.thompson1@mchsi.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 07/24/2006 16:05:04
William Duke wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-30-05 at 05:49 -0500, nick thompson wrote:
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>> William Duke wrote:
>>> So how are you going to set it up? Are you going to use a modem to
>>> dial in to your ISP? Or are you going to use another *nix box as a
>>> gateway to your broadband connection?
>>>
>>> Personally, I would explore the latter. But then, if your only other
>>> machine is an iMac, you probably don't have a serial port available to
>>> establish a null modem connection.
>>>
>>> If only you had a PC or another old world Mac with a serial port...
>>> Hmmm...
>>>
>> William,
>> I said the only other *mac* i had was that Imac. I have 10+ pcs here,
>> so I plan on using the serial of one as a gateway to my cable modem and
>> the rest of my lan. Hauke is writing up a howto on something in the area
>> of that. I think it will be a very useful document.
>>
>
> I'm sure it will be. Anything that helps people install and use NetBSD
> or Linux is a very useful document.
>
>
*bump*
Any progress on this document? :)
Just wondering, I appreciate even the sentiment, and will wait as long
as needed. Thanks again.
Nick
"All unix, all the time."
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