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From: cct@node_35655.bnr.ca (Charles Calvin Tarlton)
Subject: Re: The ultimate 386BSD machine?	(FAQ fodder)
Message-ID: <1992Oct8.132013.7589@nrtpa038.bnr.ca>
Keywords: 386BSD
Sender: cct@node_35655 (Charles Calvin Tarlton)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Research Triangle Park, NC
References:  <1992Oct8.072512.8700@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 13:20:13 GMT
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I would also like a few questions answered.  I am about to purchase a 486SX-25
system and I would like to be able to run dos and/or unix as well as X.  Is 
there a way to do this without rebooting each time?  I've seen things that will
"simulate" unix and give you most of the functionality, but I don't want that.
As far as hardware goes, are there things to definately be avoided if I'm planning to run Linux or any of these other unix derivatives?  I gather that Diamond Stealth video cards are a no-no for XFree386... True?  Will a generic
SVGA card without a windows accelerator be just as good for X?  
Thanks....


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