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From: Adrian Gonzalez <agonzalez@starbase.globalpc.net>
To: Yuri Gindin <yuri@aebeard.technion.ac.il>
cc: "Vnotchenko S.S." <sergey@extech.msk.su>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Re: [H] Optimal computer for FreeBSD
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On Mon, 3 Mar 1997, Yuri Gindin wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Vnotchenko S.S. wrote:
> 
> > answers and choosen following configuration for ours main host:
> > ---
> > 		CPU:			PPRO 200Mhz, 256K cache
> > 		MB:			ASUSTEK P65UP5
> > 		RAM:			64 Mb EDO RAM
> > 		SCSI HA:		Adaptec 2940UW
> I'd recommend Adaptec 3940 UW (two channels)
> > 		SCSI HDD:		4x2GB Seagate barracuda
> Fujitsu Ultra SCSI, I think is better then Seagate
> > 		SCSI CD-ROM: 		8x NEC SCSI
> > 		Ethernet:		3c595
> This cards are discontinued by 3com. I also had problems with 
> early revision of these cards, use 3c905 XL
> --Yuri.

I just installed freebsd 2.1.7 on a pentium machine with 2 3com 3c900 
Etherlink XL PCI cards (I believe the 3c59x were dicontinued in favor of  
the 3c90x).  Needles to say, It worked like a charm :)

regards

-Adrian