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From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD on 586 PCI
Date: 12 Oct 1994 19:22:27 GMT
Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman  Montana
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In article <37d4mo$ick@pendragon.jsc.nasa.gov>,
Gary DelValle <delvalle@killerbee.jsc.nasa.gov> wrote:
>Will FreeBSD run on a PENTIUM with a pci graphics card?

Yes.
>How do u know what version of FreeBSD u have?  I do a uname
>and it says 1.1 does that mean I need 1.1.5 ?

Not necessarily.  I ran 1.1 on my Pentium/PCI box until 1.1.5 was
released.   However, I would recommend that you DO install 1.1.5
as the kernel enhancements are well worth it.


Nate

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