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From: kuehn@citadel.scd.ucar.edu (Jeff Kuehn)
Subject:  REVISED: Coherent/LINUX/386BSD hardware FAQ
Message-ID: <1992Dec9.223037.22449@ncar.ucar.edu>
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Reply-To: kuehn@citadel.scd.ucar.edu (Jeff Kuehn)
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Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1992 22:30:37 GMT
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(If you answered the original questionaire, you don't need to respond again.)

I would like to compile a "Hardware FAQ" for Coherent, LINUX and 386BSD.
Please take a few minutes to fill out the following questionaire regarding what
hardware you are currently using or have used in the past with Coherent, LINUX
and 386BSD.  The satisfaction questions are intended to be somewhat open ended
but answers might include both performance and level of support from your OS.
If you don't know the answer to a question, leave it blank.  If the response is
good, I will compile and post the results to the net.

Your participation is appreciated.   Email results to kuehn@ncar.ucar.edu
--Jeff Kuehn

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Operating System (386BSD/LINUX/Coherent):
	OS support for EISA?:
	OS support for SCSI?:
	OS support for X11?:
	OS support for GNU gcc,g++?:
	Is this OS satisfactory?
		for production?
		for development?
		for tinkering?
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MotherBoard MFR:
	Processor/Speed  (386,486,sx,dx,dx2,xxMHZ):
	CoProcessor/Speed:
	Bus Architecture (ISA,EISA,VL-Bus,etc.):
	Memory architecture:
	# megs 60ns RAM:
	# megs 70ns RAM:
	# megs 80ns RAM:
	Cache architecture:
	Cache Size (KB):
	BIOS (mfr,date):
	Is this mother board configuation satisfactory?
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Video card mfr/model:
	resolutions supported:
	How much DRAM/VRAM (which) on board?:
	Is this video card satifactory?
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Monitor mfr/model:
	Diagonal size:
	Resolutions supported:
	Is this monitor satifactory?
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Disk controller MFR/model:
	Type (IDE,SCSI-1,SCSI-2 etc):
	Hardware cache? How big?:
	Is this disk controller configuation satisfactory?
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Hard disk #1 mfr/model:
	Hard disk #1 capacity:
	Sustained transfer rate:
	Is this disk drive satisfactory?
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Hard disk #2 mfr/model:
	Hard disk #2 capacity:
	Sustained transfer rate:
	Is this disk drive satisfactory?
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Hard disk #3 mfr/model:
	Hard disk #3 capacity:
	Sustained transfer rate:
	Is this disk drive satisfactory?
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	Hard disk #4 mfr/model:
	Hard disk #4 capacity:
	Sustained transfer rate:
	Is this disk drive satisfactory?
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Tape Drive mfr/model:
	Tape Drive capacity:
	Is this tape drive satisfactory?
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CDROM Drive mfr/model:
	CDROM Drive capacity:
	Is this CDROM drive satisfactory?
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Other hardware installed:


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Other hardware which you know will currently work with your OS:


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Other hardware which you know will NOT currently work with your OS:


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