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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Subject: Re: 386BSD on ALR??
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References: <1992Jul29.122935.4015@nynexst.com> <veit.712418327@du9ds3>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 00:33:26 GMT
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In <veit.712418327@du9ds3> veit@du9ds3.uni-duisburg.de (Holger Veit) writes:

>In <1992Jul29.122935.4015@nynexst.com> rjc@nynexst.com (Robert Casazza) writes:

>>ALR BusinessVEISA 386/33, 8Mb, 200M IDE Conner, Paradise SVGA,
>             ^^^^^

>Does the above really read EISA? If so:

>	N O  S U P P O R T  F O R  E I S A  A N D  M I C R O C H A N N E L

>	A R C H I T E C T U R E S  Y E T !!!

>Give it up.

386BSD does not yet work with EISA-specific CARDS.  It works perfectly
in my EISA box with ISA cards.

	G E T   A   C L U E!!!

EISA is not MicroChannel.  It is backwards compatible with ISA.

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  Michael L. VanLoon                           Project Vincent Systems Staff
  michaelv@iastate.edu           Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
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