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Amiga Unix, Again

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  1. breput · · focus · HN ↗
    I ran NetBSD 0.8 on my Amiga 500 (with a 68030 w/MMU, 68881, and SCSI hard drive sidecar), which co-existed in the same timeframe as Commodore's release.

    Other than just than "we can" and historic interest, I can't imagine why anyone would choose to run System Vr4 over 4.4BSD, especially since the latest NetBSD 11 release still fully supports Amiga[0]

    [0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wiki.netbsd.org&#x2F;ports&#x2F;amiga&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wiki.netbsd.org&#x2F;ports&#x2F;amiga&#x2F;

    1. vidarh · · focus · HN ↗
      As an Amiga user, I don&#x27;t even get the nostalgia for Amiga Unix. I don&#x27;t have nostalgia for early versions of the various Unix versions I&#x27;ve used. It doesn&#x27;t hit nearly the same as using AmigaOS on the Amiga did. Partly, I guess, because it&#x27;s not different enough from what I use now.
      1. icedchai · · focus · HN ↗
        I have nostalgia for early SunOS 4 because that was the first Unix system I got access to!
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