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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.ececs.uc.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!purdue!mozo.cc.purdue.edu!not-for-mail From: willey@purdue.edu (Mark Willey) Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: Can NETBSD help me with this? Followup-To: comp.unix.amiga,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Date: 23 Sep 1996 00:53:46 GMT Organization: Purdue University Lines: 22 Message-ID: <524n2q$8cs@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> References: <1987.6839T1066T1190@probe.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: hillres55-109.cc.purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.amiga:13947 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:4629 Bruce Goodman (bgoodman@probe.net) wrote: : 4. Hardware-wise, I know what I need. A scanner, probably an HP4P or MUSTEK : 12000P. Also a CDR drive. Both should be some variety of SCSI. Look and see if they are supported before buying. : So, assuming I have NETBSD installed: : How/where can I get drivers for my various standard hardware? Such : as my HP682C, Motorola 28.8 modem, Zipdrive, proposed scanner and CD-R? : Do the manufacturers generally have drivers acceptable for NETBSD/UNIX : usage? Are there shareware drivers available? All hardware that NetBSD supports uses the drivers that ship with the OS distribution, with rare exception. Look on www.netbsd.org for more info about the hardware support for your devices on Amiga. I'm sure you can get what you want done w/ NetBSD. Mark