Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:25:34 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: scrappy@ki.net (Marc G. Fournier) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hardware Recommendations Requested Message-ID: <199604150255.MAA15139@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.92.960414030844.5278C-100000@freebsd.ki.net> from "Marc G. Fournier" at Apr 14, 96 03:34:36 am
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Marc G. Fournier stands accused of saying: > > Hard Drives: Quantum or Fujitsu? Will vary from 500meg to 2Gig Seagate. Yes, they have a black past, but their gear works on the whole and performs pretty well. Seagate are clear leaders in SCSI target firmware. Quantum are improving again in my books, but I don't have enough experience with their new gear to be sure. > Video: Trident 512K ISA SVGA You can go cheaper 8) > Motherboard: 486DX4-100, ASUS, PCI A pentium won't cost a lot more, and has lots more grunt. If you're cutting corners, either ASUS or SOYO boards are good; basically for '486 motherboards you want something based on the SiS 496/497 chipset. ASUS do this on the PVI486SP3, SOYO have a number of boards using it. Note that there are allegedly problems with ISA busmasters in these boards, and the VLB implementation is slave-only. The SOYO board is IMHO nicer in that it has 4 SIMM sockets where the ASUS only has two. > Memory: 32Meg Parity 72pin SIMMS - Brand ?? Triton boards don't use parity. Many 486 boards don't either. > Ethernet: SMC 8013, 10baseT > > If I were to go with a PCI SMC Ethernet card (which SMC is > it that supports the DEC DC21x40 100/10Mbs chipset again?) but > only am using a standard 10baseT hub currently, would I see any > performance difference over the ISA model? Ie. would I get any > more data throughput using a PCI model over the ISA? You'll use less CPU for the same throughput. The SMC EtherPower PCI 10/100 is the card you're thinking of. > SCSI Controller: ASUS SC-200 (PCI) > > SCSI controller...should I stay away from the ASUS SC-200? if Not at all. These are wonderful cards. > I think that about covers it. I'm trying to build a machine > that I won't have to worry too much about hearing "its a hardware > problem" if I have any kernel panics, so want to be confident in what You'll want to world a few times on it with it running 100% before you can be sure you don't have dud memory. > Marc G. Fournier scrappy@ki.net -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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