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From: rmillian@cyber1.servtech.com (rudynel millian)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Now that 2.1 is out. What next?
Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:02:19 -0500
Organization: Servtech, Inc.  Rochester, NY
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References: <slrn4bl49t.9dt.coleman@redwood.skiles.gatech.edu> <30C1044A.41C67EA6@FreeBSD.org> <4a230j$7m0@gap.cco.caltech.edu>
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In article <4a230j$7m0@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, Ching Shih  <shih> wrote:
>"Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>>You bet!
>>
>>In no particular order:
>>
>>	SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing)
>>	Better SCSI error detection & recovery code
>>	PCCARD support with hot insert/remove of cards with autoconfig
>>	Dynamically loadable device drivers
>>	Wider support for more types of peripherals
>>	3-stage boot
>>	Other platforms
>>
>>And quite a few other things.  To get in on the discussion, join the
>>current@freebsd.org mailing list!
>>-- 
>>						Jordan
>
>Does PCCARD support with hot insert/remove of cards with autoconfig
>include adding support of some PCMCIA modem and SCSI cards?
>Currently, as I understand, FreeBSD doesn't have support for PCMCIA
>modem and SCSI cards. (Am I wrong?)
>
>Thanks.
>
>Ching
>

	What about multi threading? How high is multi threading on the 
priority list? Multi threading may be more useful than multi processor 
support.

-R. Millian