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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!newspump.sol.net!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!iol!usenet From: sdrumm@iol.ie (Stephen Drumm) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: CD-ROM Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 20:03:53 GMT Organization: Ireland On-Line Lines: 16 Message-ID: <32639c62.3342169@news.iol.ie> References: <01bbb616$ff426e20$209ce5c2@mfrissen> NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup-193.dublin.iol.ie Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99f/32.299 "Marco" <mfrissen@worldaccess.nl> wrote: >Hi, and now for a really stupid question (?): > >Since I have a IDE CD-rom, does it work with FreeBSD? I would like to jump >from Win95 to BSD (I love Unix), but I am not sure... Linux or BSD?? (Did I >offend anyone saying "Linux ??" :-) ). > >I already ordered at Walnut Creek, so it will be BSD. Do I have to get me a >SCSI or can I stick to the IDE as long as it lasts?? Maco, what type of CD do you have. I have a Hitachi which is not on the supported list (for 2.1R) but works fine for the few times I want to use it.