Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 19:07:34 -0500 (CDT) From: "Jay D. Nelson" <jdn@qiv.com> To: Lee Black <airwalk@neumedia.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Suggestions Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970620190206.1367A-100000@acp.qiv.com> In-Reply-To: <33A91729.5C7FEFFA@neumedia.net>
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I wouldn't buy _anything_ from Dell. Buy the parts, build it yourself in about an hour -- and you'll have all the docs and something you can service. You didn't mention a SCSI controller -- you'll need that. Symbios is a good choice. I'm not sure what you'll gain with an ultra-wide drive on a workstation. I'd personally prefer 4 1GB (or 2 2GB) to one 4GB drive. However -- pick your poison and enjoy. -- Jay On Thu, 19 Jun 1997, Lee Black wrote: ->I will be attending school at Virginia Tech in August and need to setup ->freebsd on my computer. I am thinking about buying a Dell Dimension XPS ->200MHz Pentium Processor with MMX Technology, 512K Cache and Integrated ->Sound, with 64 Megs of SDRAM, Creative Labs AWE32 Wavetable PnP Upgrade ->Car, 8X SCSI CD-ROM Drive,Ultrascan 20 TD Trinitron Color Monitor Model -># D2026T-HS 19.0" Viewable Image Size for Dell Dimension, VIRGE 2MB PCI, ->STB, Video Board, 4GB SCSI UltraWide Hard Drive, 3C905-TX ENET 10/100 ->Network Card. -> Do you have any suggestions about the computer or tips on buying ->different hardware ? -> ->Thanks for your help ->Lee ->
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