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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!serv.hinet.net!nctuccca.edu.tw!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!newsfeed.internetmci.com!uwm.edu!news.sol.net!daily-planet.execpc.com!earth.execpc.com!not-for-mail From: rhiggins@earth.execpc.com (Ron Higgins) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: FreeBSD Compatability question Date: 21 May 1996 13:10:55 -0500 Organization: Exec-PC -- (800)-EXECPC-1 Lines: 35 Message-ID: <4nt0vf$6je@earth.alpha.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: earth-le1.execpc.com Hi all, I just placed an order for the following hardware. I'd like to run FreeBSD on this system, as well as OS/2 and Windows. From reading here, it sounds like OS/2's Boot Manager is the way to go. Is there any thought about whether to use Win-OS2 (Windows under OS/2), or set up a separate partition for MicroSoft Windows? I guess I should also ask about running SoftWindows, or WABI(?) stuff. If anyone can see any compatability problems, I'd appreciate an e-mail to the address below. Thanks, Ron Higgins rhiggins@execpc.com Pentium 133 Motherboard (CTI I believe) 1 parallel port req. 2 serial ports (16550 required) EIDE controller Upgrade to 512k pipelined burst cache 3.5" FDD Keyboard: NMB 101+ Mouse: Microsoft Serial Mid-tower Enclosure: SC Medium Tower 32MB EDO RAM 2.0G HDD: Fujitsu Fast-Wide SCSI UltraWide-SCSI Controller: Adaptec 2940UW SoundBlaster 16 Sony 4x SCSI CDROM drive 17" Monitor:ViewSonic 17PS Matrox MGA Millenium PCI video card 4M WRAM BackUPS400