ISC update
Cassidy Lynar
cassidy at attctc.Dallas.TX.US
Mon Dec 25 07:33:56 AEST 1989
In article <511090 at nstar.UUCP> larry at nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes:
>
>Excellent support, indeed. I did learn of the X7 update coming out that
>updates the mailer (sendmail).
If you want a REAL mailer, get a copy of smail3, as ISC's mailers
are hosed and half-baked... I switched to smail3 about 3 months ago, and all
is well...
>I've been told that nn is an excellent threaded news reader. Does it run
>well under X? I'm in the process of installing nn right now.
Works just dandy over here... make sure you do have the lastest of
patches tho, as I had problems with anything under patch 6, in which the
daemon was from time to time crashing. NN also uses a large amount of disk
space to build it's tables.
>Next project - order X-Windows. Bryan @ ISC mentioned that the next release
>of X (due in a couple of weeks) will support my ATI VGA Wonder board in the
Humph! Why spend 800.00 on X11 when you can get the sources and build
it yourself? ISC has a wonderful ability to take free sources, hack and screw
it up, then turn around and charge you a great deal of money for it.
>Futher reading about X brings forth that fact that I *really* should have a
>math co-processor to run X - now what would you get - 4 more megs of ram
>(making 8 total) or a math co-processor (the 80387 would only be use with X)?
Personally, I would go for 4 more megs of ram.
>I consider the serial IO throughput the major problem with ISC - but feel
>that it can be handled - but still haven't found how. Multiple 2400 baud
Alas, ISC *still* has yet to fix the bugs in the asy driver. My TB
averages 600 - 800 *tops* using during transfers. I have the X5 update in use
but it was only a minor help. One of these days, ISC *may* figure out how to
build a driver that works :)
>- maybe I should install ELM under ix? I wonder how ELM runs under X?
Elm 2.2 is what I am running, and its great under X11.
>test. I might need to sell my SCO if I need both the memory and the co-
>processor (how does $325 sound for 2.3.2 (with 2.3.3 update) of the '386
>release (5 months old)?
Hehe, anybody want to buy a 25 Mhz 386 w/4 megs ram and the full
ISC 2.0.2 package? (Unlimited run-time, X11, TCP/IP, SD, 10 Plus crap,
the list goes on...) I am getting a *real* os, (Sun 3/80 w/SunOS 4.0.3)
I have had it with the poor service and lousey track record of ISC.
Bryan? You reading this? Where the hell are my floppies? Its been 3 weeks
now... sheesh!
>Regards to all, and the best of the Holiday Season to you and your family.
Same to you, and everyone else.. Have a Merry Christmas.
-cassidy
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