I don't really need help with this, but I should report that the following
in the install document simply doesn't work:

>5.   Installing third party packages
>If you wish to install any of the software  freely available for
     -like systems you are strongly advised to
>first check the NetBSD package system....
> ...
>usually in the 2.1/vax/All subdir. You can install them with the following
commands under sh(1):
>
># PKG_PATH=ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/2.1/vax/All
># export PKG_PATH
># pkg_add -v tcsh
># pkg_add -v bash
># pkg_add -v perl

First there is no /packages/2.1/vax/All directory. Second there are
certainly fewer packages for the VAX platform than for others. I miss Perl
and Bash especially. When I learn a little more, perhaps I'll be able to
make packages for them.

I did find plenty of packages using the package browser but was obliged to
download them to another local computer to ftp them locally to my new NetBSD
machine. and pkg_add did add them, when they didn't depend on something
else. I'm still fighting with packages that depend on other packages that
don't appear to be there.

I have had more success just compiling some small utilities directly from
source. So far I'm underwhelmed by the package management, but having fun
anyway.

--Debee