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From: lepslog@j51.com (Louis Epstein)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Help me build the (sort of) ultimate FreeBSD Box...
Date: 18 Nov 1995 03:47:37 GMT
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David Connors (davidc@gil.com.au) wrote:

: I will be using 2.0.5 until 2.1 is out and proven.

2.1R,you mean?2.1-SNAP has been in various forms for a while.

: Processor
: ---------
: Intel Pentium 133Mhz

Not going to wait for P5- or P6-150?

: RAM
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: 2 x 16Meg Simms, 60ns, non-parity (Triton doesn't support parity)

You may actually be cutting it close here.I'm going with 48 MB for my
news server(my CPU is a DX4/120,the disk drives 1 1GB and 2 4GB Seagate
Hawks,and 1 4GB Seagate Barracuda).