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From: Rob Snow <rsnow@txdirect.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: AMD DX4's running FreeBSD, DOS/WIN, etc.
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 1995 13:17:14 -0600
Organization: G3 Research, Inc.
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Jason Kuri wrote:
> 
> :  I'm thinking about upgrading my DX2/66 motherboard (Intel CPU) to an
> :  AMD DX4 120MHz board (I can't make the Pentium jump yet because of all
> :  the VLB cards I have). Intel's high end DX4 runs at a 100MHz. Has
> :  anybody who runs multiple OS ' (or heck, just FreeBSD which is just
> :  fine) have any bad experineces with AMD CPUs, or know of any
> :  incompatibility problems? I appreciate the info.
> 
> I have been running on an AMD 486dx4/100 for several months now.  It has
> worked flawlessly.  I have  never had so much as a hiccup on it.  I have
> run OS/2, DOS, and am still running FreeBSD on it and it works great.
> 
> Jay K.

Ditto here.  I've got my AMD DX4-100 running in 2x mode with a 50MHz
VLB and it hasn't cause any problems.

BTW, I was gone for a while recently and my box ran 21 days and was 
running INN, iij-ppp, httpd and several thousand processes every day.
The only hiccup I had was that I ran out of kernel file table space
on the final day. (Needed to change the default maxusers from 10)
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