Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 23:18:18 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: sporkl@dti.net Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: E-net cards, Number-Nine vid cards Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971116231549.9641K-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971116135001.180A-100000@iconoclastic.com>
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On Sun, 16 Nov 1997, sporkl wrote: > I am (maybe) in the market for a new computer. > I have been considering a Micron dual P200MHZ pros, 64MB ECC EDO > RAM, ultra-wide SCSI, Number Nine Revolution 3D vid card w/4MB ram, and > it comes with a "fast ethernet 10/100 pci network adapter". Doesn't say > what kind of e-net card. What ethernet cards do you recommend? For 10/100, go with either a Digital-based card (SMC, Accton, Dayna, others) or with an Intel EtherExpress Pro/100B. > Also, does X support the Number Nine Revolution card? It doesn't seem to > be there in the cards database, so I don't know. Number Nine used to use S3 chipsets, I don't know if they still do. XFree does support the S3 equipment so query #9 and see if they can tell you what it's based on. > Since this machine (which will be used as both an over-the-net > server and a personal machine) would have two proccessors, I would need > an SMP kernel. I guess that means 3.0, which is fine with me. My next > question would be: Is 3.0 on CD-ROM? If not, does anyone know when it will > be? CURRENT isn't produced on CD, but there are occaisional SNAPs that are. The last SNAP CD is for October 14. If you decide to track -current you should subscribe to the freebsd-current mailing list. 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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