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Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 19:07:34 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Jay D. Nelson" <jdn@qiv.com>
To: Lee Black <airwalk@neumedia.net>
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Subject: Re: Suggestions
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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
->