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- From: cmenser@nyx.cs.du.edu (Charles Menser)
- Subject: Re: EISA bus machines
- Message-ID: <1992Aug23.121312.28857@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- References: <1992Aug23.054741.316@athena.mit.edu>
- Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 12:13:12 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug23.054741.316@athena.mit.edu> tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Theodore Ts'o) writes:
- >
- > From: cc_s525@kingston.ac.uk (Francis Bell)
- > Date: 22 Aug 92 14:10:56 GMT
- >
- > The FAQ says that Linux won't run on EISA machines. Can anyone
- > explain why, and suggest how difficult it would be to remedy ?
- >
- >That's not strictly true; if your EISA machine has a ISA floppy
- >controller and a ISA graphics card plugged into, then Linux should be
- >able to run on it without any problems. In fact, I think I remember
- >someone reporting success with this configuration.
-
- Is an ISA floppy controller needed? If so, does the 1740 (Adaptec) sport
- a floppy interface (As I read the SCSI FAQ the 1740 is supported)?
-
- [stuff deleted]
- >
- > - Ted
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