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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!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!lll-winken.llnl.gov!fnnews.fnal.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!nntp-server.caltech.edu!derway From: derway@ndc.com (D. Erway) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: system vendor recommendations sought Date: 04 Jan 1997 01:24:55 GMT Organization: NDC Systems - Monrovia, CA Lines: 42 Message-ID: <DERWAY.97Jan3172456@alumnae.ndc.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: alumnae.caltech.edu Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:33503 I am about to buy a system to run FreeBSD and NT-4.0, for software development at home. I have read through tons of news & mail archives, FAQs, handbook, etc. I intend to get a P6, probably 200, (since I haven't found a 166, and a 180 doesn't make sense). I guess I'll spring for the 512k cache. Probably Asus P6NP5 motherboard. Any others as good or better? Or as good and cheaper? Are the Intel motherboards worth paying for? 64 meg parity dram (fpm or edo who cares) Adaptec 2940U 2G of SCSI Hard drive Seagate CCT-8000 (new version of connor tapestore-4000) Plextor 12x SCSI CDROM 1.44meg floppy #9 Imagine video board ? Creative Sound Labs AWE-32 Any comments or changes you would make to the hardware list? I am considering buying this from Atipa, (www.atipa.com), SW Tech, (www.swt.com), or telenet systems, (www.tesys.com). Any good/bad experiences with any of these? I would also be happy for any other system house recommendations, particularly non-california, so I can save the sales tax. Thanks very much, Don Don Erway derway@ndc.com Software Manager NDC Systems 818-939-3847 5314 N. Irwindale Ave Fax:939-3870 Irwindale, CA, 91706