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From: felix@escape.vsse.in-berlin.de (Felix the Double Helix)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: Where can I get 386BSD?
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Date: 27 Jun 92 17:48:22 GMT
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> 
> I, too, am interested for my home PC.   I have a 486 EISA with a SCSI
> controller.  Will 386BSD support such a configuration?
> 
> Vince

unfortunately, it does not (at the moment). that's the reason why i can't
run it right now. i'd like to know from the people who are working on
0.1 right now whether adaptec-scsi support is planned for 0.1? i know
there is a driver (from pace), which might need just a little twiddling.
but as i understand it, the problem right now (with 0.0) is that you
still need a wd-controller (& hard disk?)

if adaptec-scsi support was in 0.1, a lot of people (including me)
could get our hands on 386bsd, and port new things to it, fix bugs, etc.
i know many folks who are waiting for 0.1 bsd until they install it,
because they already have scsi hard disks and don't want to buy a
lousy wd controller/hard disk just for the short time there is no
adaptec-version of 386bsd.

eisa support would be cool too, but i guess that adaptec-support is
one of the more vital stuff we need. so if it takes one or two more weeks
longer for 0.1 to get it out with adaptec-drivers, that would
definitely be a worthwhile time to wait for many of us! ;-)

so if anybody is working on this, please let me (or us) know.

thanx & so long,
	felix
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