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* mention additional kernels in binary/kernel/ dir: GENERIC_LAPTOP, etc
* note that we also include firewall software (besides X, ...)
* don't Xref the BUGS file, as it's gone
* update some file sizes (source .tgz files) to match BETA2
* mention that syssrc contains the source for all architectures
* Sysinst now allows setting root password and timezone - note that.
* Explain how to actually install binary packages, giving some
examples that people may want to install.
* Mention rawrite32 near rawrite.
* Don't show preparation of install tape on i386
* update i386 hardware a bit. This needs to be generated automatically...
* Many minor nits & typos.
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.\" $NetBSD: whatis,v 1.14 2000/11/13 01:22:41 hubertf Exp $
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This is the eighth major release of
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.Nx
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for the \*M.
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.Pp
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As is usual between releases, the \*M port has had many improvements
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made to it - too many to detail all of them here.
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.Pp
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Numerous new drivers have been added.
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See the supported hardware list for details.
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.Pp
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Some (but not all!) notable \*M-specific improvements include:
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.(bullet
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Migration to the ELF binary format from a.out.
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You can still use your pre-1.5 a.out applications, though.
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.It
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Preliminary support for MCA (MicroChannel Architecture)
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.bullet)
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.Nx \*V
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on \*M is, as usual, also fully backward compatible with old
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.Nx*M
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binaries, so you don't need to recompile all your local programs
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provided you set the appropriate binary compatibility options in your
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kernel configuration.
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