Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 17:32:54 -0600 From: Tim Tsai <tim@futuresouth.com> To: Donald Burr <dburr@borg-cube.com> Cc: Nick Hibma <n_hibma@webweaving.org>, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, FreeBSD Hardware <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Drivers for Davicom DM9102 10/100 NIC chip Message-ID: <20000130173254.A21957@futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10001300627120.1683-100000@hugh.collective.borg-cube.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.20.0001301618360.356-100000@localhost> <Pine.LNX.4.10.10001300627120.1683-100000@hugh.collective.borg-cube.com>
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We've used one of these for awhile (I brought one back from Taiwan a few months ago). It makes a nice compact size workstation but the TV output is really pretty crappy. I wouldn't get it to connect to the TV. Tim On Sun, Jan 30, 2000 at 06:28:38AM -0800, Donald Burr wrote: > On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, Nick Hibma wrote: > > NH>If this is one of those USB only (USB keyboard, mouse, etc.) thingies > NH>you might want to be careful. I have not yet tried that and so far the > NH>only report I've had was that it did not work on an Acer. > > No, it has a PS/2 mouse and keyboard port. > > NH>1) there is a problem with ISA not being there I expect > NH>2) Is the USB support amture enough to keep you going. > NH>Could you specify a location where one can find more information on this > NH>device? > > It is an extremely small (12"x11"x3.5") completely self contained PC. > intel 810 chipset motherboard, socket 370 (celeron CPU), 2 x DIMM slots, > room for a CD-ROM, hard drive, and floppy drive. No slots (everything is > built in). 56K modem, 10/100 ethernet, USB, PS/2 mouse and keyboard, > printer port, built in video, built in PCI AC97 sound card. I figure a > stack of these will make a nice little FreeBSD cluster. > > Here are a couple of websites where you can see pictures of them, get more > information, etc.: > > http://www.eastoncomputerworks.com/ecw/bookpc.htm > http://www.arnoldco.com/bookpc/bookpc.html > > and here are some pictures of me assembling mine (I bought a "bare bones" > unit without memory, CPU, or hard drive, since I have some spare > components lying around) > > http://www.borg-cube.com/pix/hugh/ > -- > Donald Burr <dburr@borg-cube.com> Resistance is Futile | FreeBSD: The > WWW: http://www.borg-cube.com/ ICQ: UIN#16997506 | Power to > Address: P.O. Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 | Serve! http:// > Phone: (805) 957-9666 FAX: (800) 492-5954 | www.freebsd.org > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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