From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Feb 2 21:54:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA28364 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 2 Feb 1998 21:54:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from shell.futuresouth.com (shell.futuresouth.com [207.141.254.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA28358 for ; Mon, 2 Feb 1998 21:54:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fullermd@futuresouth.com) Received: from shell.futuresouth.com (mail.futuresouth.com [207.141.254.21]) by shell.futuresouth.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id XAA11396; Mon, 2 Feb 1998 23:53:51 -0600 (CST) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 23:53:51 -0600 (CST) From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: David Lee cc: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" Subject: Re: IDE CD-ROM In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe questions" On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, David Lee wrote: > I have a simple question about IDE CD-ROM's. Are they supported? If > so, is the support truely in Alpha stage development as the handbook > says, or has the handbook just not been updated. I think the handbook is just not updated. I have an IDE CD-ROM; works like a charm. > One other ambiguous questions. What are the benefits of FreeBSD over > Linux? I haven't seen any comparisons on the home page. I have a page of compiled comparisons at http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd/bsdvlin.htm It's not pretty, but the information's there. Hope it helps!! *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | FreeBSD; the way computers were meant to be | * "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is * | that I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet."| * fullermd@futuresouth.com :-} MAtthew Fuller * | http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*