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Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!noiro.acs.uci.edu!ucivax!gateway From: hho%aludra.usc.edu@usc.edu ("** N.T.K.C.D. ***") Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: NEW BSD386 System Message-ID: <9208090459.AA00931@aludra.usc.edu> Date: 9 Aug 92 04:59:23 GMT Lines: 34 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] Hi I am about to setup a new system for running both Win 3.1 and X11 1st Priority is X11R5, not win 3.1 I now have 486-33 with 4Meg of ram 1 IDE 105 Drive with regular controller 1 86Meg Seagate SCSI Drive. 1 1.44 floppy drive 1 Nec 3D monitor 1 Viva 9600 with V42 & V32 I need a new SCSI Controller: (As cheaply as possible :-)) After reading all the message, I see that the standard for 386bsd is Adaptec controller. Please tell me which model is the best and is there a good and cheap brand and model substitution :-) Should I setup to boot from the SCSI or IDE?? Can I run both 386BSD and DOS? :-) I need a new SVGA card :-) I know it must be ET4000, with 1 meg of Vram & RAMDAC?? Please give me some brand and model as to which on is the best at the least $ :-) Oh, I want HiColor the 32K too :_) Orchid PD IIs (1meg)?? or Diamond Speedstar (1meg)?? :_)) Anyother choices? Thanks alottttttsss I'll have to bug all after I have the hardware :-)) Hung