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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!jmonroy From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) Subject: Re: What OS will work on my system? Message-ID: <jmonroyCxsJBB.916@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.os.386bsd.misc Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] References: <37d9vr$589@budapest.ozonline.com.au> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 00:13:58 GMT Lines: 32 Sebastien Hadjifotis (cstebbing@ozonline.com.au) wrote: : I have the following configuration: : Pentium P90 (4 PCI, 4 ISA, 3 VLB) : 32MB Ram : Seagate IDE 540MB : Seagate SCSI-2 1.08 GB : QLogic FastSCSI PCI Controller : Diamond Stealth 64 PCI (S3 chipset, 4MB VRAM) Graphics Controller. : Aim: To connect onto the Internet using PPP or SLIP, providing a number of services : (www, gopher, etc. ) on the Internet. : I need help on recommendations on whether: : 1. The existing configuration is supported by any current UNIX distributions. : 2. Any suggestions on hardware changes required to support UNIX. : Barring the rather rude response that proceeded, I would say that any of the currently available OSs would be a good choice. However, none do support PCI or VLB. I would recommend LINUX if you are in a hurry to see the buses used. LINUX developers seem to out pace all other groups combined. However, if you want compatiblity and the BSD "feel" then perhaps you want either FreeBSD, NEtBSD, or 386BSD (soon available). -- Jesus Monroy Jr jmonroy@netcom.com Zebra Research /386BSD/device-drivers /fd /qic /clock /documentation ___________________________________________________________________________