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Date:      Wed, 1 Jul 1998 23:45:58 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Jeff <jlr@soltec.net>
Cc:        fbsd <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: newbie user/installer, dual boot
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980701234438.18536H-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <35951C23.3AB5A86C@soltec.net>

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On Sat, 27 Jun 1998, Jeff wrote:

> I use a PPro 200, Intel sys I/O board, 64 MB RAM, S3 Trio video board w/
> 2 MB, a Motorola Bitsurfer 288 modem, Wehrends (sp?) 24 x CD ROM (IDE),
> NEC Silentwriter Superscript 660 laser printer, and an HP 4p Scanjet
> scanner with its SCSI card.  I currently use Win 95.
> 
> I would like to set up a dual boot sys. & eventually, if possible, just
> trash & throw out Win 9x.
> 
> I have deleted partitions, now having a 1.29 GB HDD for install, clear &
> free.  The other HDD is a 5.1 GB Western Digital (Both HDD's are WD.).
> 
> Questions:  Does anyone know anything about my scanner & its card,
> printer, and other peripherals listed?  If so, can you offer any helpful
> input?  I'm very comfortable hardware-wise, working around in the
> system.  I get a little shaky when it comes to "tweaking" an OS.

Actually, you might be able to use the scanner since it's a scanjet.  The
SCSI card may be NCR-based which the driver may pick up.  Not sure though.
Printer shouldn't be a problem.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major


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