Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 16:37:16 +0200 (MET DST) From: alex fuchsstadt <afuchs@totum.plaut.de> To: Dermot McNally <dermot@sissdev.sps.mot.com> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.ORG>, dg@root.com Subject: Re: I am contemplating the following change... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970721162223.16015A-100000@totum.plaut.de> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.970721143729.dermot@sissdev.sps.mot.com>
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On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, Dermot McNally wrote:
>
> On 19-Jul-97 Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
>
> >It's far more common in the 8 bit cards, yes. I would, however,
> >hypothesize that the 16 bit cards have now (or will very shortly)
> >outnumber the legacy equipment. I do know that I've certainly
> >received a considerable amount of negative feedback over the choice of
> >5 ("5?! Who uses that anymore? 10! The default value should be
> >10! What are you guys thinking?!") :-)
> >
> >How does the "user base" feel about this?
>
> 10, every time. Or 11 if you really want to, but not 5 and
> certainly not 3, for the very good reasons already pointed out. I
> would guess that anyone who still uses an 8-bit network card has been
> long enough at this game to know how to tweak the default value.
Exactly!
The discussion about this theme becomes weird!
Every network-if you can buy now, especially the cheap NE2000 compatible
ones, are shiped with a soft config utility (DOS). Use interupts > 7!
I think the mass of PC harware users have a sound-if built-in or an
additional if-card for COM or LPT, so I have:
COM1:IRQ4 (MOUSE)
COM2:IRQ3
COM3:IRQ15
COM4:IRQ10
LPT1:IRQ7
LPT2:IRQ5
SND:IRQ9
ED0:IRQ11
NCR:IRQ12
Some folks will mention to use IRQ12 for SCSI is weird, cause ps/2-mouse
port uses this IRQ - by the use of four serial ports, I can loose one
for a mouse.
>
> Dermot
>
> ----------------------------------
> Dermot McNally, Motorola EMEA CCS, Muenchen
> dermot@sissdev.sps.mot.com, phone +49-89-92103 648
> ----------------------------------
>
This is how the "user base" feels about it!
Alexander Fuchsstadt
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R/3-Basis
Plaut Software GmbH
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