Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:30:57 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeremy Shaffner <jer@jorsm.com> To: "Jeffrey M. Metcalf" <metcalf@snet.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Anyone using FreeBSD with Dell Dimension Hardware? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980617192718.4466G-100000@mercury.jorsm.com> In-Reply-To: <358707F4.2898CD5F@snet.net>
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On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Jeffrey M. Metcalf wrote: > Hi, > > I'm considering the purchase of a Dell Dimension R333 or R350. My > company has Dell as a vendor, and I can get a serious discount. > Hopefully somebody out there can verify that FreeBSD is happy with > the hardware used in these machines. I have posted to the XFree86 > newsgroup asking whether or not the STB NVidia AGP video card is > supported, but any comments from FreeBSD fellows on this issue is > more than welcome. XF86 3.3.2 supports the NVidia Riva 128 using the SVGA server. Earlier versions needed the server from XSuSe. XSuSe's server is now included in the SVGA server in 3.3.2. > One option I'm considering is a 2x DVD IDE CDROM. Have these drives > been successfully used with FreeBSD (only mounting CDFS of course)? > If so, how do they perform with data transfers? Comparable to > IDE 32x drives? > > The PC also comes default with Turtle Beach Montego 64 sound cards. > Any word on them with FreeBSD? > > Finally, the modem included is called a "WinModem 33.6/56K modem". > I have my doubts and might upgrade that to a US Robotics x2 unless > anybody out there can verify good performance with this WinModem > stuff. WinModems only "work" with Windows. And badly. Get an external V.90 (3Com or Rockwell, you choose. 3Com is better, but go with what your provider uses.) > Any replies are greatly appreciated. It's currently Tuesday, 6/16/98, > and I am looking to perhaps make a commitment by the end of the week. > -===================================================================- Jeremy Shaffner JORSM Internet Senior Technical Support Northwest Indiana's Premium jer@jorsm.com Internet Service Provider support@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com -===================================================================- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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