> On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, Darren Reed wrote:
> 
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/990114-000001.html
> > If NetBSD runs on those boxes, is it worth trying to sell it to Corel ?
> 
> This would be the NetWinder; more info on the boxes is at
> www.corelcomputer.com. NetBSD does not run on them, although someone
> (Mark?) once mentioned to me that it's probably only a couple of
> days' work to port.
> 
> I don't know why they went with Linux rather than NetBSD, given
> that NetBSD would probably have been the easier port. Probably just
> because Linux is a bigger name.
> 
I've been told that it is a marketing issue; Linux is more 'hot' today
and therefore it was a better choice. I've also been told that Corel
had NetBSD running on their NetWinder's long before the Linux port was
finished, but that's another story.

-- Ragge