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- Path: sparky!uunet!mcrware!adam
- From: adam@microware.com (Adam Goldberg)
- Subject: Re: Eisa vs. LB -- IDE vs SCSI
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.142712.1436@microware.com>
- Sender: news@microware.com
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- Organization: Microware Systems Corp., Des Moines, Iowa
- References: <BxzpJv.JJy@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 14:27:12 GMT
- Lines: 19
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- varney@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Bruce Varney) writes:
-
- > 486-33DX EISA 8 Meg ram, EISA Adaptec or Ultrastor SCSI controller
- >(supports DMA, and bus mastering, but not a caching controller). 500 meg
- >SCSI drive. 14" monitor. ISA Diamond Speedstar 24X. Tower case. Both floppies,
- >[...]
-
- > I plan on running Linux and Dos (I have games). I plan on adding
- >a sound card to do some composition in the future, and would also like to
- >be able to do full-motion video sometime in the future.
-
- If you plan on running X, don't get the Diamond Speedstar 24X. Get
- a plain-old ET4000 card...you'll be happier (especially since the
- 24X will not be supported...ever it looks like)
- --
- Adam G.
- adamg@microware.com, or ...!uunet!mcrware!adamg
- The above is not to be construed in any way as the official or unofficial
- statements of Microware, or any Microware employees.
-