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from: cosmos@yabbs
date: 1994-06-21 00:29:32
subject: re: I`m a stupid person...

From: cosmos@yabbs
To: Jeremiah@yabbs
Subject: re: I'm a stupid person...
Date: Tue Jun 21 00:29:32 1994

In message I'm a stupid person..., Jeremiah said:
>     Ok, for some reason The Slackware version of Linux 1.2 didn't want to 
> install onto my computer.... I've tinkered with it for more than 2 dayz 
> now, and I fell it's time to try something else.  I believe the problem is 
> in my SCSI controller card.  It stores all of it's info not in the BIOS, 
> so even DOS diognostics has problems detecting it sometimes.  Can someone 
> tell me a little about FreeBSD, it's space requirement, and so on?
>                                             Thanks.

Ive finally found someone who cant install linux....

(just kidding m8)

Anyhow, youll have the same problems with FreeBSD with that annoying BIOS 
quirk and it only supports the robust SCSI standard controllers like 
adaptec, ultrastor or buslogic.

I wont even try and start the war over OS on this one...;)

Cosmos

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