Mark's NetBSD Pages

WARNING: The information in this page is grossly out-dated. I will leave the pages up in case they might be of some use.

NOTE: I have not used NetBSD for more than 2 years! I have not used MacOS or Mac hardware in more than three years. If you have questions, you are probably better off e-mailing the NetBSD mailing lists rather than me.

NetBSD: Running Real UNIX on Your PC or Mac

Yes it is possible! NetBSD is a real UNIX system based on BSD sources that runs on various architectures. I have run it on Intel and the Mac 680X0 hardware. I started using NetBSD on an old Mac IIcx with 20MB of RAM and a 730MB hard disk. After that I turned my IIcx into the web server and bought a used Centris 650 with 40MB of RAM and a 1.2 GB hard disk. Most recently, I built a Pentium 200 machine with a 4.3 GB drive to run NetBSD. I now use NetBSD for most of my daily work. I have since given away my IIcx and Centris 650 so others can enjoy NetBSD. These pages are all about my experiences running NetBSD.

Some of these pages may be a bit out of date. NetBSD 1.4 has been released already, but I am still running 1.3!

What's Here:

Bongo: Home built system with a 200MMX Pentium, a 4.3 GB HD, and 64MB of RAM. This system is running NetBSD 1.3.
Bob: An IBM Thinkpad 220 (386SL @ 16MHz) with a 1.4GB HD and 10 MB of RAM. This system is running FreeBSD 3.0 with an Etherlink III PCMCIA Ethernet card.
PalmPilot: I recently purchased a 3Com Palm Pilot Professional. It interfaces rather well with my NetBSD computer. Maybe someday they will have PalmBSD!
Using PPP on NetBSD: This page describes my method for setting up PPP to connect my NetBSD computer to the Internet via a dialup PPP connection.
Running MacBSD in Japanese: As I live in Japan, it was important to me to get NetBSD working in Japanese. Here is how I did it on the Mac68K port and some programs that I use.
My NetBSD Not-So-Frequently Asked Questions: This page describes my experiences setting up NetBSD on two different Macintosh computers. Learn from my mistakes!
UN*X on The Macintosh Links: This page contains links to various NetBSD and other sites related to running UN*X on the Macintosh.

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Mark's NetBSD Pages

WARNING: The information in this page is grossly out-dated. I will leave the pages up in case they might be of some use.

NOTE: I have not used NetBSD for more than 2 years! I have not used MacOS or Mac hardware in more than three years. If you have questions, you are probably better off e-mailing the NetBSD mailing lists rather than me.

NetBSD: Running Real UNIX on Your PC or Mac

What's Here:

Last updated, 99-06-20.

URL for this page: `http://www2.giganet.net/~mark/NetBSD/index.html`

Mark's NetBSD Pages

WARNING: The information in this page is grossly out-dated. I will leave the pages up in case they might be of some use.

NOTE: I have not used NetBSD for more than 2 years! I have not used MacOS or Mac hardware in more than three years. If you have questions, you are probably better off e-mailing the NetBSD mailing lists rather than me.

NetBSD: Running Real UNIX on Your PC or Mac

What's Here:

Last updated, 99-06-20.

URL for this page: http://www2.giganet.net/~mark/NetBSD/index.html

URL for this page: `http://www2.giganet.net/~mark/NetBSD/index.html`