June 4th, 2018:

	My OpenBSD laptop is shaping up quite nicely.  In fact, I'll be 
able to use it as a daily driver if I really want.  Of course, I don't 
have a particular *need* for a daily driver laptop, but the option is 
there if I so choose.

I like OpenBSD because it installs a minimal amount of stuff at first, 
enough to get you going.  From there, you're free to build up as you need.  
I don't play games, and I don't need media players, rippers, and that sort 
of thing, so I'm able to keep my installs relatively small.

There's a ton of good stuff in the OpenBSD packages, and with one notable 
exception (syncterm), I was able to find everything I wanted:

tin for Usenet news
Pan for Usenet news when I want a GUI
Lynx for browsing
Snownews for RSS
Qodem for BBSing/terminal connections
Multimail for QWK/Bluewave BBS messages
Pidgin for chatting
Xchat for IRC
Firefox-ESR for the times I want a graphical browser
xfe for file management with a GUI
nano for when I don't want to use vi
sc for console-based spreadsheet fun
ucon64 for manipulating and converting game ROMs and saves

The only things I forgot were a PDF viewer and the mc file manager, but 
that's easily fixed with a quick download.

I was honestly surprised to find ucon64 in the official package repository 
as opposed to "ports", not that I'm complaining.  It'll come in handy on 
days when I feel like working with my old Super Famicom and Sega Genesis 
copiers but don't feel like setting up a PC in the rec room.