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From: katzlbt@necs (Thomas  Katzlberger)
Subject: Re: Intel Help (for a unix on intel newbie)
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Christopher Flash Tarnas (cft@cats.ucsc.edu) wrote:

: Here are a few questions, if anyone could answer these for me, 
: I would be very grateful (please email, I don't have time to read
: all of the newsgroups).  Alternately if one could tell me the 
: location of a FAQ that answers these questions I would be grateful too.

: I'm looking into getting a 486dx2 66 to run NeXT, BSD, and 
: (unless I can help it) windoze.  I was wondering what I should look 
: for when purchasing a system/parts.  (what's compatable, whats not) 
: I'm a student so my budget is not large (at all :).  I'm just 
: looking now, waiting for my paychecks and trying to forget about
: university bills.

: ...

: I know that I would need a SCSI controller/drive.  Would  the scsi on 
: sound blaster work?  (slow, but cheap)  Or should I get a dedicated
: card?   What drives have problems with NS or BSD?  Are segates ok, 
: how about quantum?

I don't understand the Question NeXT OR BSD !
The NeXT Operating system includes BSD UNXIX in the MACH kernel,
or as kernel sever in the MACH 3.0 kernel (NS3.3 (?)) and DOS, swodniW 
can be alternativeley booted at startup. 

Check NeXT's hardware compatibility guide.

--
Thomas Katzlberger
katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu