5 Oct
1997
5 Oct
'97
3:44 p.m.
Ok, my NeXT cube is still booting. It keeps saying...
yp: server not responding for domain "mppd.informix.com"; still trying.
I guess it's looking for an Informix server. Of course I don't have one
on my network. I can't figure out what to do to make it give me a login
prompt. I've tried hitting CTRL-C several times and other key sequences
(Ctrl-\) to no avail. Anyone know NeXT real well?
Sam,
I hate to say this but when it comes to NeXT your best bet is probably
USENET. There is a whole mess of newsgroups related to NeXT, although most
talk on them of late is related to Rhapsody.
FYI, your cube will still run the current release of OPENSTEP, which is
4.2, I assume this is the last release it will run. You don't want to know
what a copy costs. I installed "Prelude to Rhapsody" on a Pentium. It
might be based on UNIX, but it's nothing like it.
In any case congratulations on your TurboCube, you got a great deal on it!
Is it colour or monochrome?
Zane
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