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NetBSD is a free version of UNIX† that runs on Intel/Cyrix/AMD Pentium, Intel 80486, Intel 80386, Motorola/IBM PowerPC, Motorola 680x0, Sun SPARC, HP PA-RISC, DEC VAX, and ARM.
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Intended purpose
server/mainframe: small to large scale servers
desktop/workstation: workstations (for those with UNIX familiarity)
handheld: embedded systems
real time: not appropriate
Kind of OS: open source BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) UNIX†
“NetBSD is a free version of UNIX† designed for use in environments ranking from embedded systems over desktop machines to server systems, with a special emphasis on maintaining portability across various machine architectures.” —Hubert Feyrere113
“Technically, Windows NT Server 4.0 is no match for any UNIX operating system, not even the non-commercial BSDs [FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD] or Linux.” —John Kirchw51
Current Version: 1.4.2e113
“For the most cost-conscious customer, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, or OpenBSD would be the obvious choices. They cost nothing, yet they are just as stable and offer as much functionality as, if not more than, the commercial UNIX operating systems.” —“Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 versus UNIX”w51
Hardware Supported: Intel/Cyrix/AMD Pentiumw19, 80486w19, 80386w19, IBM/Motorola PowerPCw19 (IBM, Apple PowerMacintosh, BeBox, and Motorola)e113, Motorola 68040w19 (Apple Macintosh, NeXT, Commodore Amiga)e113, 68030w19, Sun SPARCw19, Sun UltraSPARCe113, SGI MIPSw19, DEC Alphaw19, VAXw19, HP PA-RISCw19, ARMw19 (ARM26, ARM32, Strong ARM)e113, Cobalt Qube and Raq machinese113, PC532e113, SH3 embedded systemse113
“NetBSD will run on practically anything: DEC Alpha, Motorola 68k (Amiga, Atari, Mac, MVME, Sharp, Sun3), PowerPC, Intel, DEC VAX, Acorn RISC, MIPS (Sony NEWS, DECstation), etc.” —“Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 versus UNIX”w51
680x0 assembly language is discussed in the assembly language section.
Maximum Number of Processors: 1e113
Number of bits: 32/64 (depending on processor)e113
Kernel: NetBSD, derived from 4.4 BSDe113
POSIX: compatible
Peripherals: numerous, see http://www.netbsd.org/Hardware/ for liste113
Other Systems Emulated: depending on hardware platform, other systems natively available are usually emulated, including SunOS, Solaris, OSF/1, Ultrix, FreeBSD, BSDI, HP/UX, IBCS2; Some experimental support for Win32 is available. Also available via external emulators are Amiga, Windows, IA64, …e113
Graphics Engine: XFree86, partly modified to run on all needed platformse113
Text Command Shell: UNIX shells
ftp://ftp.eng.auburn.edu/pub/doug/ “bootp-DH2.x” free, patched CMU BOOTP-DD2.4.x server from Doug Hughes of auburn.edu. Supports DHCP, even for Win95 clients. Adds the patches from the Samba mailing list to support PCNFS and Win95 simultaneously. For SunOS 4.x, Solaris 2.x, Linux, and NetBSD servers.
http://www.princeton.edu/~irwin/dhcpd.html “Princeton Patches to CMU dhcpd 3.3.7” free software provides DHCP, bootp, tftp, true dynamic IP addresses, and reporting tool for NetBSD and Solaris.
Other:
(for your convenience, look for this symbol 
marking passages about NetBSD)
Please send recommendations on additional URLs to Milo.
http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/index.html: Supported Architectures
http://www.netbsd.org/Hardware/: Supported Peripherals
(Frequently Asked Questions)
http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/e113
http://cynjut.neonramp.com/FAQ.html “The *BSD FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)”
http://www.imrryr.org/NetBSD/ “NetBSD Web Pages: Unofficial NetBSD Web Pages with introduction and information.”
http://www.wrpd.org/~windsor/netbsd/ “Rob NetBSD Hints and Tips: Rob Windsor’s NetBSD Hints and Tips — more miscellaneous unofficial NetBSD resources.”
http://www.io.com/~kazushi/unix/netbsd.html “Jam’s NetBSD page: Read Installation notes for NetBSD/i386 1.3.”
http://www.macbsd.com/macbsd/ “NetBSD/mac68k’s Home at Puma: This web site is meant to supplement the official NetBSD WWW pages.”
http://www2.giganet.net/~mark/NetBSD/ “Mark’s NetBSD Pages: 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.”
http://home.earthlink.net/~bhami/rosetta.html “Rosetta Stone for Unix”; a guide for comparable commands and directories in several popular forms of UNIX (AIX, Darwin, DG-UX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IRIX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SCO OpenServer, Solaris, SunOS, Tru64, and ULTRIX).
ftp://ftp.eng.auburn.edu/pub/doug/ “bootp-DH2.x” free, patched CMU BOOTP-DD2.4.x server from Doug Hughes of auburn.edu. Supports DHCP, even for Win95 clients. Adds the patches from the Samba mailing list to support PCNFS and Win95 simultaneously. For SunOS 4.x, Solaris 2.x, Linux, and NetBSD servers.
http://www.princeton.edu/~irwin/dhcpd.html “Princeton Patches to CMU dhcpd 3.3.7” free software provides DHCP, bootp, tftp, true dynamic IP addresses, and reporting tool for NetBSD and Solaris.
http://rfhs8012.fh-regensburg.de/~feyrer/NetBSD/ “Hubertf’s NetBSD Page: Find Information and points of interest for NetBsd.”
http://www.bsdsearch.com/ “BSDSearch.Com: We are the world’s largest search engine and directory for BSD.”
http://www.bsdnet.dk “BSDnet.dk: *BSD related information.”
http://www.cons.org/cracauer/bsd.html “Martin Cracauer BSD Pages: List of my own WWW pages about BSD systems.”
http://www.unix-vs-nt.org/ John Kirch’s article “Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 versus UNIX”
http://www.barrapunto.com/bsd/index.shtml “BarraPunto BSD: Pagina de noticias de BSD para los Hispanos.”
For more UNIX book listings, see also the general book listings on the UNIX web page.
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
Price listings are for courtesy purposes only and may be changed by the referenced businesses at any time without notice.
A Practical Guide to the Unix System; by Mark G. Sobell; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; October 1994; ISBN 0805375651; paperback; 800 pages; $37.95
Essential System Administration: Help for Unix System Administrators (Nutshell Handbook); 2nd edition; by Aeleen Frisch; O’Reilly & Associates; December 1996; ISBN 1565921275; paperback; 788 pages; $27.96
Universal Command Guide; by Guy Lotgering (UCG Team); Hungry Minds, Inc; April 2002; ISBN 0764548336; hardcover with CD-ROM; 1,600 pages; $69.99; cross references all of the commands from: AIX; Solaris; RedHat Linux; Berkeley BSD; NetWare 3.2, 4.11, 5, and 6; DOS 6.22; Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, NT 4 Workstation, NT 4 Server, NT 4 Terminal Server, 2000 Professional, 2000 Server, 2000 Advanced Server; Citrix Mainframe 1.8; and Mac 9
The Complete Guide to Netware 4.11/Intranetware; 2nd edition; by James E. Gaskin; Sybex; December 1996; ISBN 078211931X; paperback; $47.99; includes information on getting NetWare working with Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, and OS/2
Building a Unix Internet Server; by George Eckel; New Riders Publishing; June 1995; ISBN 1562054945; paperback (with CD-ROM); 325 pages; $30.40
Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series); by W. Richard Stevens; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; June 1992; ISBN 0201563177; hardcover; 744 pages; $63.95
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
“NetBSD — because Unix isn’t just #include <linux.h>, i386, ILP32, ELF, …!” —Hubert Feyrer
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Last Updated: April 19, 2002
Created: June 22, 1998
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