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Date:      Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:27:44 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Joseph Mallett <jmallett@newgold.net>
To:        Steve Price <steve@havk.org>
Cc:        <chat@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: PC104 and FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSO.4.33.0104201126260.9810-100000@aphex.newgold.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010420102543.G46608@bsd.havk.org>

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On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Steve Price wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I have an application that I've developed for a customer that
> has been deployed on FreeBSD.  The customer now wants to deploy
> this application using a PC104 form factor board so that they
> can shove it inside the transmitter controller case.  The
> engineer has found several instances claiming people have great
> success with PC104 and Linux but very few positive responses
> regarding FreeBSD.
>
> If anyone has any experience in the PC104 arena and has a
> success story wrt to FreeBSD please let me know.  I want to be
> armed to the gills when I reply to him.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -steve
>
> PS: Note I've sent this chat and hardware please followup to
>     chat or me directly as I'm not sure if hardware is entirely
>     appropriate for this discussion.

I've done a _little_ prototyping work with PC104's with a friend of
mine... The best advice I can give is be fully aware of what chipsets,
etc., are being used beforehand, and select one whose hardware is _most_
likely to be compatible.

/joseph

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