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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: CD-ROM
Date: 12 Oct 1996 12:16:25 GMT
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"Marco" <mfrissen@worldaccess.nl> wrote:

> Since I have a IDE CD-rom, does it work with FreeBSD? I would like to jump
> from Win95 to BSD (I love Unix), but I am not sure... Linux or BSD?? (Did I
> offend anyone saying "Linux ??" :-) ).

FreeBSD-current (or some 2.2-SNAP), Linux, FreeBSD 2.1.5 -- my order
of preference. ;-)

> I already ordered at Walnut Creek, so it will be BSD. Do I have to get me a
> SCSI or can I stick to the IDE as long as it lasts??

If it works, it's okay.  Chances for SCSI are better (read: 99 % of
all SCSI drives work out of the box), in particular if it's release
2.1.5 you've ordered.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)