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From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
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On Tue, 16 Apr 1996, Jamil Weatherbee wrote:

> Date: Sat Apr 13 23:05:52 1996
> From: sysop@tecmecca.win.net
> To: support@cdrom.com
> Subject: FreeBSD and Microchannel?
> 
> I recently purchased FreeBSD 2.1 without noticing that microchannel bus 
> PC's were not listed under system requirements. Does this mean it will 
> be impossible, extremely difficult, or achievable if I try to install 
> this on an mc based machine?

My guess is not at all.  None of the necessary devices (wdc0, etc.) are 
searched for on the microchannel bus.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major