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Date:      Sat, 10 Jun 2000 12:38:18 -0600
From:      Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
To:        Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl>
Cc:        Jim Mock <jim@luna.osd.bsdi.com>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Some PR
Message-ID:  <39428B1A.8AD90F2@softweyr.com>
References:  <20000610074518.A59845@daemon.ninth-circle.org> <20000610002259.B1654@luna.osd.bsdi.com> <20000610101557.A821@daemon.ninth-circle.org>

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Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote:
> 
> -On [20000610 10:05], Jim Mock (jim@luna.osd.bsdi.com) wrote:
> >On Sat, 10 Jun 2000 at 07:45:18 +0200, Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote:
> 
> >> The result can be seen from http://www.highpoint-tech.com in the down
> >> left corner.
> >
> >I just wanted to say, that this kicks ass :-)  I know I told you that on
> >IRC last night, but I figured I'd say it there too.  Great job bro.
> 
> *laughs*
> 
> Well, I was talking to these guys, but they have been very receptive,
> especially after I told them that we explicitely don't  blame ATA
> problems on their controller as per Microsoft and Linux but on the
> disks, which I can testify.  My IBM DPTA drive works a-ok.
> 
> I will try and contact every other vendor and do some more PR work like
> this.  But for now I am going to do my end of the `bargain' and fix
> HPT's entries on our website and such. =)

Great work.  I'll dig through my archives and see if I can find the list
of proposed hardware-compatible vendors for you.  The first one that leaps
to mind is Abit, who list FreeBSD hardware compatible in the instruction
booklets included with their motherboards.

-- 
            "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                                         Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com                                           http://softweyr.com/


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