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From: tim@massive.its.bldrdoc.gov (Tim Butler)
Subject: Re: Micron computers and FreeBSD 2.1
Message-ID: <DnrD7t.Irz@massive.its.bldrdoc.gov>
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 19:38:17 GMT
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Brian Wasserman (bsw114@psu.edu) wrote:
: I am interested in purchasing a Micron computer. I haven't researched
: which system I will get but I want to run FreeBSD 2.1.
: Has anybody successfully installed it on a Micron? Have there been
: any problems? Which monitor do you have? I would love to hear your
: experiences with this.
* If you plan on getting a SCSI system make sure you get a SCSI adapter
supported by FreeBSD. When I bought my system, they were selling the
BusLogic 930. I explicitly asked for a BusLogic 946 because that was
what was explicity supported on the hardware compatability list.
* My parallel port is running _really_ slow (under FreeBSD).
I haven't figured out the problem yet so I can't say if it is
specific to my Micron.
-tim
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