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From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com>
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Subject: Re: Minimum hardware for a bridge...
To: unibrow@value.net (Don Littlefield)
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 18:21:15 -0700 (PDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199509290023.RAA06669@value.net> from "Don Littlefield" at Sep 28, 95 05:23:35 pm
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 a bridge for what?
if it's a slip/pp/ethernet bridge then I think you've overspec'd..
build a MFS floppy with the right stuff on it and run off that..
 :)
> 
> I was thinking of building a bridge using a 386 Dx25.  It only has to be
> a minimal system.. Currently I just have the motherboard, and old ATI VGA 
> 512k video board, and a WD8000e network card.. I need a disk drive, memory 
> and thats about it...oh, and a case :)
> 
> So I was thinking about:
> 
> 420 meg HD
> 4 megs ram
> 
> and thats about it...
> 
> The main system is my current 486 dx2 66 machine which is also running 
> freebsd.  
> 
> Does anyone have any insights/advice on using a 386 with my proposed config?
> 
> Thanks, Don Littlefield II
>