Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 22:45:02 -0500 (EST) From: Keith Leonard <keithl@wakko.gil.net> To: Snob Art Genre <benedict@echonyc.com> Cc: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com>, dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, root@auselda.it, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Venting a little at Doug's expense. Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970109224238.9507A-100000@wakko.gil.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970109165237.21260C-100000@echonyc.com>
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Interesting, I've installed 2.1.5 on a Compaq Presario 520 with out any problems except the crappy Kensington 8meg chip that I installed. once out it installed flawlessly and my 9 year old is using to this very day. Keith On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Snob Art Genre wrote: > On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Paul T. Root wrote: > > > > > > > BTW, don't expect the Compaq to work, they have known compatibility > > > problems with FreeBSD. > > > > I continue to see this from you, Doug. And I get more annoyed. I have > > 3 Compaqs running just fine. 2 are DeskPro 2000, and one is an old > > 486. While they weren't my first choice, they are what I got from > > our purchasing (or put together from surplus). > > Paul. > > Well, I tried to install FreeBSD on a Presario 7170 with no luck. And > Compaq's machines are terrible for other reasons. When I opened this > thing up I found out that the video card is built into the motherboard. > Bleccchhh. It also appears to be impossible, or at least difficult, to > put the case back on after taking it off without breaking the power > switch! > > > > > -- > > Are you with the bride or the failure? - MST 3000 > > > > > > Ben > > Keith keithl@gil.net ------------------------------------------------------ Character is what you are in the dark - John Warfin ------------------------------------------------------
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