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From: shaman@mv.mv.com (Coranth Gryphon)
Subject: Re: Need HW/Drive purchase advice
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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 17:23:37 GMT
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> I've decided to use an Adaptec 1542. But I'v heard about problems
> with >16MB. Maybe I should go with a 1522.

I've been running FreeBSD 2.0 (486DX/50, 32MB) with an Adaptec 1542B
(ISA bus) and multiple SCSI drives and have not had any problems at all.

-coranth

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