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From: tdphette@mke.ab.com (Thad Phetteplace x4461)
Subject: Re: HELP: Gateway 2000 Anykey Keyboard dies
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nn07+@andrew.cmu.edu ("N. R. Natraj") writes:
: I was trying to boot up with dist.fs floppy. It successfully booted the
: machine but the keyboard is dead. 
: 
: Some machine specific info:
: 
: 486 DX 33, Phoenix BIOS, 12M RAM, 325 Meg HD, Anykey keyboard.
: 
: I would appreciate hearing from people who have got 386bsd up and going
: on a similar machine. Thanks in advance.
: 
: Natraj.

My system is a Gateway2000 486DX-33 with Phoenix BIOS, 16MB RAM, 200MB HD,
and the AnyKey keyboard.  I have had no problems booting with the patched
dist.fs located in the unofficial directory of most 386bsd archives. 

--
Thad Phetteplace
Network Systems Analyst, Allen-Bradley Co.
Phone: (414)382-4461
Email: tdphette@mke.ab.com

The opinions expressed here are entirely my own and not that of my employer.
I am not a slob, I am simply doing an experiment in domestic entropy!