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Date:      Wed, 17 Jul 1996 20:57:01 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Frank Seltzer <frankd@yoda.fdt.net>
To:        "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Comments wanted on new system
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.960717205327.19368B-100000@Kryten.nina.com>
In-Reply-To: <199607180026.RAA07661@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>

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On Wed, 17 Jul 1996, Rodney W. Grimes wrote:

> I would highly recommend _not_ getting this board, it uses the Orion
> chipset, which is older and known to have certain bugs.  ASUS is now
> in production with the PCI/I-P6NP5 board based on the newer Natoma
> chipset, the boards are still on allocation, but I am not having much
> problem getting them.
> 

What kind of problems exist in the Orion chipset?

> You might want to consider the Micropolis MC4421, new on the market, but
> at an attractive price/performance point for 2G drives (street price should
> be less than $550.)

I have heard a lot of horror stories about Micropolis drives. Is this a
better unit than previous drives?
 
> -- 
> Rod Grimes                                      rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
> Accurate Automation Company                 Reliable computers for FreeBSD
> 

Frank
--
Only in America can a homeless veteran sleep in a cardboard box while a 
draft dodger sleeps in the White House.    <unknown>





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