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From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com>
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On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, doug.fee@unisys.com wrote:

> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:26:04 -0500
> From: "doug.fee@unisys.com" <doug.fee@unisys.com>
> To: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com>
> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: Dell PowerEdge 1650
> 
> Thousand comedians out of work and you're trying to be funny...why not 
> just answer the question....
> 
> Duh...I know that I can choose other vendors, however my corporation is 
> a partner with Dell so I can get them cheaper than buying from someone 
> else or building my own...as if I had the time anyway...
> 
> 

Sorry, man - fresh beer after work on Friday (EST) - I couldn't resist.

Laugh.

My point(s) still stand(s).

> John Bleichert wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, doug.fee@unisys.com wrote:
> >
> >>Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:01:24 -0500
> >>From: "doug.fee@unisys.com" <doug.fee@unisys.com>
> >>To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> >>Subject: Dell PowerEdge 1650
> >>
> >>Hi All,
> >>
> >>Does anyone know or tried to run FreeBSD on a Dell PowerEdge 1650?
> >>
> >I'm 
> >
> >>pretty sure it would work, but I'm not sure about the dual embedded 
> >>gigabit ethernet cards that come with it.  I tried to find out exactly
> >>
> >
> >>what they are, but to no avail.  I'm thinking that maybe it is the
> >>
> >Intel 
> >
> >>PRO/1000 XTs.  But it is confusing since Dell offers them as add-on 
> >>cards also.
> >>
> >>Any light on this issue would be greatly appreciated since I'm 
> >>considering buying 7 of them...
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Doug Fee
> >>Network Design Engineer
> >>Unisys Corporation
> >>doug.fee@unisys.com
> >>502-226-2143
> >>
> >
> >Why not just ask Dell to provide them with FreeBSD on them?
> >
> >heheBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA I kill me sometimes ....
> >
> >...sniff, hhehehe, seriously - can you buy them w/o an opsys on them? If
> >
> >so, why not choose a different vendor wich will sell you servers with
> >BSD 
> >on them or save some money and build your own?
> >
> >Just curious.
> >
> >|-John Bleichert----syborg@stny.rr.com----------------|
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> 
> 

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