Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 11:04:41 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: pmlabrier@mvi.org (Paul Labrier) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question about FreeBSD Message-ID: <199602230034.LAA20632@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <825008400@mvi.org> from "Paul Labrier" at Feb 22, 96 05:00:00 pm
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Paul Labrier stands accused of saying: > > I was wondering if FreeBSD Ver2.1 now supports IDE CD-Rom Drives. > I am looking to use FreeBSD on a 486dx100 with 8meg of ram to set > up internet connection for a small business. I would much rather > use IDE than scsi. Any particular reason for using IDE? You'll be seriously crippling the machine if you go that path. To answer your original question, some IDE CDroms work, some don't. I believe the Plextor drives are working, as are some Matsushita and NEC units. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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