At 7:35 PM -0400 7/23/2001, linc wrote:

>Hi guys and gals..  Sorry for the off topic post here but really you
>people are one of the few groups of people who's opinions are actually
>worth my time posting and reading..  That said.........
>A friend of mine works for a local school district who is getting rid of
>many Mac 5200'ds.  He would like to pile some on me but I am not sure what
>if anything I could actually do with these.  I have no prior mac
>experience, and as far as I can tell, they are not supported by NetBSD.
>As I am a Unix nut, Is there anything "unixy" that would run on these
>machines - is it worth it to grab a couple, few?  Does anyone in the PA
>area want any for anything?  Please let me know.  Thanks.


    Whoever told you that Mac's don't run NetBSD was mistaken. There 
are versions for 68K Mac's and for PowerMac's. I use an old Mac IIci 
to netboot my VAX 4300 every time I upgrade the VAX's OS.