Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 10:17:37 +2 From: "Irvine Short" <ishort@pcm.co.za.pcm.co.za> To: questions@freebsd.org, jsimons@bossnt.com Subject: Re: What to do. Message-ID: <199607110829.KAA20735@pcmgate.pcm.co.za>
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Hi > > In a month or so I am going to make an attempt at putting together a server > > using FreeBSD as the OS. I am thinking of a Cyrix 6-86/motherboard. > > I've seen mixed reviews here on using the Cyrix chips. You might want to go with an intel board. If > anyone differs feel free to pipe in. Last I checked there wasn't that big of a price difference. I > believe someone said 100 bucks. Using intel might save you some trouble. If you are trying to learn > Unix, you probably don't want to deal with hardware problems. I've have good experiences with the AMD K5 75MHz. Works well with Windows NT, should be fine with FreeBSD I don't like the way that a Cyrix 6x86-133 is actually a 110MHz chip. How many motherboards support 110MHz anyway? Regards, Irvine Short http://www.pcm.co.za/homepage/ishort/irv_home.html Technical Support Professional Computer Manufacturers Cape Town, South Africa Tel: ++27-21-235084 Fax ++27-21-235089
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