> Current computer has Plextor internal 2x CD-ROM and Iomega external Zip 250 on
> Trantor T130B SCSI, which is supported by Linux, but not FreeBSD or OpenBSD, not
> really sure about NetBSD.  I will probably not carry this old SCSI to new

i'm near-sure it will work in netbsd

> computer but will want a newer SCSI for the Zip 250.  
> 
> I will want to run GNAT Ada compiler, which has been ported to i386 Linux but
> not to any of the BSDs as far as I know.  GNAT Ada compiler comes with source 
> code that requires a previous GNAT Ada compiler to compile.

you could run in on linux emulation mode. i'm running netscape, acrobat,
staroffice, rar and sometimes other program without problem. and not
slower!!

> There might be some Linux binaries that NetBSD fails on, and today's huge hard
> drives can accommodate Linux, NetBSD, and DR-DOS and still have a lot of vacant
> space.  I was thinking of also running eComStation, the successor to 
> OS/2 Warp 4, but that would burden my time too much.  I would find myself
> spending a lot of time on eComStation that would keep me away from Linux and/or
> NetBSD.