Ken Roberts <forums@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:7ba8c9ac-ce32-4419-8b6c-
660a11a2aa19@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I have had an interest in embedded computing for a long time now, but
> haven't yet had the chance (mostly time) to get into it for real.
>
> QNX seems just a bit sparse to use as a desktop OS, and I'm not sure
> how well it would work as one anyway. I've wanted to give FreeBSD a
> shot for a while though, they are evidently much more stable than the
> Linux kernels are.
While the original criticism is spot-on (you guys don't do windows), I
have
to to pay the bills. ;v)
Most of the machines in my house are running Slackware linux. XNews will
run under Linux and Wine, and Windows, and that works ok. (Yes, there are
direct ****ts of other newsreaders, but I got used to XNews...)
There's a bootable cd around somewhere, I forget exactly which one, The
Ultimate Boot CD maybe? that comes with a network capable QNX and a QNX
web
browser. I even ran it for a few minutes. ;v)
Obligatory On-Topic Post: I've haven't built a hovercraft. Yet.
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