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63% December 1995 / Core Technologies / Not Just Another Free Unix

Summary: Not Just Another Free Unix. FreeBSD is fast and open, and it runs powerful tools and applications. And, yes, the OS is free. Jordan Hubbard The free-software world has attracted a growing army of highly talented engineers, many of whom turn out software that rivals or surpasses commercial products. Add to that the increased preoccupation with the Internet, which has led to a resurgence of interest in Unix and its strong networking abilities.

Summary: May 1996 / Letters. Not My TV. Thanks a Million. One Pippin to Go. The Linux Phenomenon.

Summary: And What About FreeBSD? . In "Not Just Another Free Unix" (December '95), you mention that motherboards with "inferior cache design or broken DMA invalidation logic do exist in. . . large numbers." Now you've got me worried. While I'm not yet in the market for a Unix box, I am curious how I should go about making sure the custom system my local computer shop builds for me indeed has a superior cache and robust DMA validation.

Summary: December 1995 / Core Technologies. Not Just Another Free Unix. Where to Get FreeBSD. Hardware Requirements. Two Turbocharged PowerPCs.

Summary: The Linux Phenomenon. Linux is an amazing work: a robust operating system designed and written by far-flung groups of engineers, working for free. Recent attempts at commercialization notwithstanding, Linux is clearly the best 32-bit OS you can get for $25. Somewhat oddly, it seems to be attracting more development than commercial PC Unix systems, at least among those developers who contribute their wares to the public. And Netscape, that mother of all Web browsers, eschews all other PC Unix versions to run on Linux.

Summary: Linux Fan Club. "The Linux Phenomenon" (November) implies that Linux, FreeBSD, and NetBSD are difficult to use. I have installed and used Linux, commercial Unix, and OS/2, and I can say that Linux is no more difficult than the others. Ken Sinner. ksinner@solaria.

Summary: Porting Unix. I use Unix extensively in a scientific research environment, but looking at the price of new NT machines--and especially NT software--often makes me think about switching. But I have invested years in developing code in a Unix environment. How difficult will it be to port this code to NT? Will I be able to use Unix's powerful shell and great tools in NT?

Summary: Unix vs. NT: Technical Head-to-Head. Tom Yager Unix and Windows NT are strikingly similar in design and capabilities, but their differences are significant. Both can deliver text and graphical applications. Both OSes give applications a protected virtual address space in which to run.