Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 17:31:58 -0700 (MST) From: Ryan Mooney <ryan@pcslink.com> To: robert+freebsd@cyrus.watson.org Cc: chris@bbcc.ctc.edu, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Gateway Computers Message-ID: <199902230031.RAA23747@pcslink.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990222182214.15386C-100000@fledge.watson.org> from Robert Watson at "Feb 22, 99 06:26:45 pm"
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Dunno if this makes a difference on the Raid, but I just got a deal back from a Infortrend reseller for the FreeBSD community for a little better pricing than retail... This is on the SCSI-SCSI cards.... I've been working on a FreeBSD Raid web site at: http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/raid/ Not complete yet, but it has links to the Infortrend info... Once the complete thing is up I was intending to announce it generally, but who knows when that will be :) > > Chris, > > I'm looking at two machines, one server-class and one workstation-class. > I have only spec'd out the workstation at this point, and have attached an > approximate spec below. The server would most likely be a similar > processor, more memory, strictly boring video support, and preferably > RAID-capable SCSI interface. Given that FreeBSD seems to support DPT RAID > controllers best at this point, I was looking at that; also, a transparent > "pretend to be adaptec" controllar would also work fine. The server > purchase might not be for several months; the workstation purchase in the > next two months most likely. This spec is essentially the same as the one > I emailed out and did not get a response on. Thanks for your help! > Getting some form of vendor support/etc for the machine would be great. > > PII 400 or 450Mhz > 128MB of memory > 21" or greater monitor > No need for 3d acceleration on the video card, but performance for video > conferencing an large-scale window systems/frame buffers is important. > Similarly, a sound card suitable for use in moderate quality > video-conferencing. > 10/100baset ethernet card > SCSI disk subsystem with: > At least 6gig hard disk (largely disk cache for a distributed file > system such as AFS) > CD-ROM drive (any speed) > Ergonomic keyboard, mouse > No modem > No need for a backup device > No Applications > FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE operating system, with X-windows (XIG or XFree86) > > > Robert N Watson > > robert@fledge.watson.org http://www.watson.org/~robert/ > PGP key fingerprint: 03 01 DD 8E 15 67 48 73 25 6D 10 FC EC 68 C1 1C > > Carnegie Mellon University http://www.cmu.edu/ > TIS Labs at Network Associates, Inc. http://www.tis.com/ > SafePort Network Services http://www.safeport.com/ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > >-=-=-=-=-=-=-<>-=-=-=-=-=-<>-=-=-=-=-=-<>-=-=-=-=-=-<>-=-=-=-=-=-=-< Ryan Mooney Phone (602)265-9188 PCSLink ryan@pcslink.com Internet Services NT is an excellent choice for managers who need to show that they used up their fiscal year budget for hardware/software expenditures. <-=-=-=-=-=-=-><-=-=-=-=-=-><-=-=-=-=-=-><-=-=-=-=-=-><-=-=-=-=-=-=-> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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