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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Shaun Courtney <shaun@emma.eng.uct.ac.za>
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Subject: Re: Will 2.2.2-R run on this hardware?
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On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Shaun Courtney wrote:

> I'm hoping someone can provide me with some information: 
> 
> We would like to by a new pentium system to use with a CD-ROM writer.
> 
> >From the doc on the net and the FreeBSD home page I search and found nothing 
> that answers my questions.
> 
> Here they are: does FreeBSD 2.2.2. (or Current...) support 
> 
> (i) the HP SureStore CD-Writer 6020 (/usr/share/examples/worm has 4020i)
> http://hpcc920.external.hp.com/isgsupport/cdr/pi/6020data.html

Not sure, worth a shot if it's OK with your budget.

> (ii) will it work with the ASUS P55T2P4S motherboard, it has a on 
> Board Adaptec AHA7880 Ultra Wide SCSI Controller. 
> http://www.asus.com/products/specs/mb/P55T2P4S-spec.asp

_NO_ problem.  If any of the ASUS boards broke there would be a war over
here.

> and lastly
> (iii) Does FreeBSD support/intent to support the MMX extensions?

I don't know if there are any MMX extensions that would actually _help_
UNIX, to be honest.  The increased Level1 cache is what helps most. 

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
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