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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 15:27:52 -0500
From: Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@americantv.com>
To: rotel@indigo.ie
Cc: Bruce Lane <blane@comservr.hpcpress.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Which release to load?
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On Apr 04, 1998 at 08:51:19PM +0000, Niall Smart wrote:
> On Apr 13, 12:38pm, "Bruce Lane" wrote:
> } Subject: Which release to load?
> > Hello...
> > 
> > I just have a quick question... I would like to load FreeBSD on an old PC I 
> > have sitting at home, but I'm unsure of which release would be the best for 
> > my computer. The computer is an IBM PS/ValuePoint, 386/25MHz, 80 MB HD and 
> > 10 MB of RAM. Any help would be great.
> 
> I'd say go for 2.2.6-RELEASE.  Does the machine have an MCA bus?  That could
> cause difficulties,  best to download a boot floppy and try that first.

Actually, FreeBSD does not support the MCA bus, so if that is what the
machine has, you are out of luck.
--
Jonathan

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