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From: colinj@hatch.cs.unm.edu (Colin Eric Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: FreeBSD on a Dell Optiplex
Date: 17 Apr 1997 16:16:13 -0600
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I'm interested in setting up a Dell Optiplex PC as a file and WWW
server for a small group. It's not going to get a heavy load and it
has the resources to make this work.

However. . .the optiplex machines (no I didn't buy them) have
integrated parts for sound and networking on the motherboard. I don't
have any need for the sound but the networking is key for this. 

I know that this machine will happily handle linux but I would much
rather use FreeBSD for the server. Does anyone have any experience
with FreeBSD on the Dell Optiplex machines.


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