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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,
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Subject: Re: Venting a little at Doug's expense.
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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
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