Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 20:57:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Frank Seltzer <frankd@yoda.fdt.net> To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Comments wanted on new system Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960717205327.19368B-100000@Kryten.nina.com> In-Reply-To: <199607180026.RAA07661@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>
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On Wed, 17 Jul 1996, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > I would highly recommend _not_ getting this board, it uses the Orion > chipset, which is older and known to have certain bugs. ASUS is now > in production with the PCI/I-P6NP5 board based on the newer Natoma > chipset, the boards are still on allocation, but I am not having much > problem getting them. > What kind of problems exist in the Orion chipset? > You might want to consider the Micropolis MC4421, new on the market, but > at an attractive price/performance point for 2G drives (street price should > be less than $550.) I have heard a lot of horror stories about Micropolis drives. Is this a better unit than previous drives? > -- > Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com > Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD > Frank -- Only in America can a homeless veteran sleep in a cardboard box while a draft dodger sleeps in the White House. <unknown>
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