Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 19:39:35 -0800 (PST) From: Chuck Rouillard <crouilla@ucsd.edu> To: Jeff Hamilton <gandolf@gandolf.ml.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.4.02A.9811111918010.2158-100000@sdcc10.ucsd.edu> In-Reply-To: <199811120311.WAA09692@gandolf.ml.org>
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> I am currently running FreeBSD on a 486 DX2-50, and would like to > upgrade the system to something much faster. I have been looking at the > Cyrix MII-300, and it seems like a better buy for the money than a > Pentium or Pentium II. > > Does anyone know of any problems or incompatibilities with this > processor and FreeBSD 2.2.7-STABLE or FreeBSD 3.0-RELEASE? You *may* have better luck with AMD(over Cyrix) since you're considering alternatives to Intel. Moreover, with Cyrix, you may need to be more selective over which motherboard you choose. > Also, I have noticed that the NE2000 ethernet cards are only listed in > the ISA section of LINT. Are PCI NE2000 ethernet cards supported under > FreeBSD? They are well supported. I use UNICOM's variant @ $19U.S. but there are many others. > > Thanks! > > Jeff Hamilton > gandolf@gandolf.ml.org > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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