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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: CDROM on IDE?
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 1996 16:31:42 -0700
Organization: Walnut Creek CDROM
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A. Karl Heller wrote:
> 
>   I want to move over to FreeBSD.. but I only have an IDE cdrom.
> What version should I purchase on CDROM?  I mean, I guess I don't
> want to get 2.1 because it doesn't support it that well right?
> So I should just buy the 2.2 SNAP shot?

Wait for 2.1.5 if you want IDE CDROM suppose that's a little easier to
use, though probably no more functional overall.

>  And... why is the IDE / CDROM thing such a forgotten feature?

Lack of volunteers to work on and improve it - it's that simple.  Are
you volunteering? :-)

-- 
- Jordan Hubbard
  President, FreeBSD Project