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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA6055 ; Mon, 04 Jan 93 16:17:22 EST Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!uniwa!DIALix!mycroft.DIALix.oz.au!philsuth From: philsuth@mycroft.DIALix.oz.au (Phil Sutherland) Subject: 386bsd on notebook machines - ethernet adaptors/drivers Message-ID: <1993Jan6.151417.361@mycroft.DIALix.oz.au> Reply-To: philsuth@DIALix.oz.au Keywords: notebook ethernet Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 15:14:17 GMT Lines: 30 Gentle Netfolk, I've been running 386bsd 0.1 on my home machine since its release, and have been enjoying it immensely. I'm now looking to acquire a notebook computer of some sort, and naturally I'd like to get my favorite operating system running on it too. Thus, I'm seeking answers to the following:- 1. Are there any pitfalls I should be aware of when choosing a notebook machine for 386bsd? I intend to run a small DOS partition as well for compatibility reasons. :-( Currently I'm looking at the Sharp PC-7700 or PC-7750 notebooks - with 8Mb RAM and 120 Mb disk. Is anyone using one of these out there? 2. Has anyone written drivers for any of the parallel port connecting Ethernet adaptors, or gotten sufficient technical information about any of them to allow such a driver to be written? Which adaptors should I avoid (I remember comments regarding some companies being reluctant to release technical information about their devices). Email, or post if you feel your comments will interest the 386bsd world at large. I'll summarize as appropriate. Thanks phil -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Sutherland Perth, Western Australia philsuth@DIALix.oz.au