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From: Sridhar Krishnan <skrishna@cisco.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: FreeBSD & IDE CD-ROM Compatibility
Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 17:16:51 -0700
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I have been following the thread on Linux vs. FreeBSD and IDE CD Woes.  As
a potential customer of FreeBSD, this discussion worries me. 

I would like to run FreeBSD on my Aptiva which uses IDE CD-ROM off the IDE
Controller (not from the sound-card). Is there a way to ensure the
compatibility of FreeBSD ahead of purchase ? 

Thanks,

Sridhar Krishnan