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From: rhiggins@earth.execpc.com (Ron Higgins)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: FreeBSD Compatability question
Date: 21 May 1996 13:10:55 -0500
Organization: Exec-PC -- (800)-EXECPC-1
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Message-ID: <4nt0vf$6je@earth.alpha.net>
NNTP-Posting-Host: earth-le1.execpc.com

Hi all,

I just placed an order for the following hardware. I'd like to run
FreeBSD on this system, as well as OS/2 and Windows.

From reading here, it sounds like OS/2's Boot Manager is the way to go.
Is there any thought about whether to use Win-OS2 (Windows under OS/2),
or set up a separate partition for MicroSoft Windows?
I guess I should also ask about running SoftWindows, or WABI(?) stuff.

If anyone can see any compatability problems, I'd appreciate an e-mail to
the address below.

Thanks,
Ron Higgins
rhiggins@execpc.com

Pentium 133 Motherboard   (CTI I believe)
  1 parallel port req.
  2 serial ports (16550 required)
  EIDE controller
Upgrade to 512k pipelined burst cache
3.5" FDD
Keyboard: NMB 101+
Mouse: Microsoft Serial
Mid-tower Enclosure: SC Medium Tower
32MB EDO RAM
2.0G HDD: Fujitsu Fast-Wide SCSI
UltraWide-SCSI Controller: Adaptec 2940UW
SoundBlaster 16
Sony 4x SCSI CDROM drive
17" Monitor:ViewSonic 17PS
Matrox MGA Millenium PCI video card 4M WRAM
BackUPS400