Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 14:15:50 -0700 (PDT) From: bmk@dtr.com To: thought@teleport.com (Alan Danker) Cc: questions@freeBSD.org Subject: Re: supported configurations Message-ID: <199508252115.OAA00457@rainier> In-Reply-To: <199508252023.NAA09055@desiree.teleport.com> from "Alan Danker" at Aug 25, 95 01:18:59 pm
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> Here is a hardware list for a system I want to put together to run freeBSD > on. Does anyone see any potential problems with these components? I can be > flexible, since it isn't bought yet. > Pentium 90 Mhz Intel Triton Chipset 256KB Cache, Built-in PCI IDE Controller, AFAIK, there's no support for EIDE yet. [...] > Diamond Stealth PCI 1MB SVGA Card Are Diamond products still considered problematic? > SMC EtherPower PCI Ethernet Card Can't comment on this one. > Seagate 1.08GB IDE Hard Drive > Creative Labs 4X CD-ROM Kit: Panasonic Quad-Speed CD-ROM Drive IMHO, you'd be happier with SCSI - the NCR PCI adapters can be had _very_ cheaply, and they're quite a bit more efficient than IDE. I assume the Triton supports the NCR. > SoundBlaster 16 Sound Card. Should be no problems here. > Microsoft Serial Mouse. You might want to consider a 3 button mouse like Mouse Systems or Logitech - it makes working within XFree a bit easier. > 32 or 64 MB RAM. 64MB? Must be nice to be rich. :)
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