home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!kilroy!hartzman
- From: hartzman@kilroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Les Hartzman)
- Subject: Re: Motherboards with OPTI ch
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.172143.26705@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>
- Sender: news@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov (Usenet)
- Nntp-Posting-Host: kilroy.jpl.nasa.gov
- Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
- References: <587.182.uupcb@digund.uucp>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 17:21:43 GMT
- Lines: 40
-
- In article <587.182.uupcb@digund.uucp> copernicus@digund.uucp (Copernicus) writes:
- >To: tooraj@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au
- >
- >TE>I am about to upgrade my 286 to a 386DX40 with OPTI chipset.
- > >I have seen a lot of postings about problems with OPTI chipsets
- > >with soundblaster, OS/2 etc.
- >
- >TE>OPTI chipsets are well know and widely used. I am not likely to use
- > >OS/2 or Soundbalster (at least in the near future). However, I really
- > >need to use windows and various dos application.
- >
- >TE>Is OPTI chipsets generally known as reliable and compatible with other
- > >hardware and most software? I'll apprectiate any opinions and experiences
- > >on OPTI chipsets.
- >
- >If you could please e-mail me a summary
- >
- >Thanks
- >
- >Chris Nalley - copernicus@digund.uucp
- >---
- > . QMPro 1.0 03-1234 . Digital Underground - Linux Support Board - 812-941-9427
- >
-
- I've been receiving responses from people in the OS/2 newsgroup about OPTi and
- OS/2 compatibility. No one is complaining about any problems, and they have
- been running OS/2 for months. I don't remember if anyone was using Unix or
- not, but since I'm currently interested in OS/2, Unix compatibility isn't a
- big factor right now.
-
- One person was also using a Soundblaster, and someone had also used ESDI, SCSI,
- and IDE drives (300+ MB) without any problems.
-
- Hope this helps.
-
-
- --
- Les Hartzman hartzman@kilroy.jpl.nasa.gov
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory M/S 238-528 (818) 354-5964
- 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA. 91109
-