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From: keyser@clio.rice.edu (Kevin Keyser)
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To: mike@r2d2.smlab.com
Subject: Re: frozen virtual terminals on Dell system
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> You may have said this in the beginning of this discussion, but what Dell
> model(s) are you dealing with?  I have a Dell Optiplex 433s/L that's just
> sitting here and hasn't been turned on in months.  Maybe I'll throw
> FreeBSD on it and see what happens.  I had it running FreeBSD 2.1.0 quite
> a while ago, and don't remember any problems (except it was sllloooowwww.
> -- 4MB wasn't quite enough!), but I'm willing to see if I can re-create
> the problem...
> 
> --Mike

My note, which started this discussion, dealt with a
Dell Optiplex GXL 5166 running FreeBSD 2.1.5.  No switch
box in my case, just the keyboard that came with the
machine plugged in directly.

Kevin Keyser
keyser@clio.rice.edu