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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD most recent version
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 05:38:48 -0700
Organization: Walnut Creek CDROM
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To: David Zakai <zakaid99@hscbklyn.edu>

David Zakai wrote:
> Since I have had difficulty connecting to the Walnut Creek
> home page and can't read information files, can someone

http://www.freebsd.org is actually the preferred place to go for this.

> 1.  What is the latest stable version of FreeBSD?

2.1.5-RELEASE

> 2.  What is the latest interim (SNAP?) version?

2.2-960801-SNAP

> 3.  Which one provides support for:
> 
>     a.  Adaptec AHA-2940UW (ultra wide, i.e., SCSI-3
>         with 68-pin high density connector)

Both.

>     b.  Adaptec APA-1460 SlimSCSI

Don't know.

>     c.  Adaptec MiniSCSI

Don't know (what is it?).

> 4.  Will FreeBSD work with the latest generation of
>     external backup tape units (with 2-8 gigabyte capacity),
>     such as:

Yes to all of the below.
-- 
- Jordan Hubbard
  President, FreeBSD Project