From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri Jun 7 16:04:18 1996
Return-Path: owner-hardware
Received: (from root@localhost)
by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA01951
for hardware-outgoing; Fri, 7 Jun 1996 16:04:18 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241])
by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA01945;
Fri, 7 Jun 1996 16:04:14 -0700 (PDT)
Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id QAA12291; Fri, 7 Jun 1996 16:03:49 -0700
From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>
Message-Id: <199606072303.QAA12291@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>
Subject: Re: Which dual Pentium motherboard? Cyrix SMP?
To: jparnas@jparnas.cybercom.net (Jacob M. Parnas)
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 16:03:49 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: michaelv@headcandy.com, gpalmer@freebsd.org, dave@persprog.com,
questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <199606072202.SAA28200@jparnas.cybercom.net> from "Jacob M. Parnas" at "Jun 7, 96 06:02:51 pm"
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL11 (25)]
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org
X-Loop: FreeBSD.org
Precedence: bulk
>
> In message <199606071942.MAA11811@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>you write:
> >>
> >> >David Alderman wrote in message ID
> >> ><26C84A7DC0@novell.persprog.com>:
>
> I found the best motherboard for dual pentium pros is a new one from
> SuperMicro. It can be had for just $875 from Micro Assist. It has
> 8 SIMM 72 pin modules and 4 PCI and 4 ISA cards. Its model number is MBP6DNF
> Dual Pentum-Pro Natoma Motherboard from Micro-Assist 888-97-MICRO
> (processor Mag) (Full-AT Size). They also sell 32 meg SIMMS for 279 each.
> I'm planning on getting 4 32 meg boards for 128 meg of ram.
Have you gotten one of these in your hands and actually started to use it?
The reason I have asked is prior history with SuperMicro products for me
has been someplace between mildly disatisfied with problems, to utterly
pissed off about quality.
--
Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD