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Date:      Fri, 24 Apr 1998 13:56:26 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Open Systems Networking <opsys@mail.webspan.net>
To:        Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>
Cc:        Tom <tom@sdf.com>, dwilde1@ibm.net, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: *** Real Action Item: SPECweb
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.980424135508.1350C-100000@orion.webspan.net>
In-Reply-To: <3540D149.59C4272@feral.com>

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On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Matthew Jacob wrote:

> I have an PR440FX (2xzPPro @ 180MHZ) motherboard. It has an
> onboard  Pro100B and an onboard AIC78XX plus 5 PCI slots.
> 
> Not bad. But, despite the bad press, the SuperMicro boards
> with dual PPros or Dual PII's with 8 PCI slots are still better.

The more PCI the merrier. 

> Tsk. It's a pity you're having to stick with Intel. An Alpha/AXP
> mother board (e.g., AlphaPC164) with a 600MHz processor really
> cranks. I mean, really.

Well it isnt by CHOICE :)
We don't have an alpha port yet. I still think we can pound novell's #'s
10 times over with a good selection of x86 hardware.

Chris

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