From: djeske@chameleon.uiuc.edu (David Jeske) Subject: Re: NetBSD, FreeBSD or Linux on IBM AMBRA platform? Date: 25 Sep 1993 08:46:04 GMT
In article <DWSMITH.93Sep24213809@uncle-sam.llnl.gov>
dwsmith@uncle-sam.llnl.gov (David W. Smith) writes:
>>
>> I've just recently read about the new IBM company called AMBRA. They
>> are manufacturing some new machines based on an IBM manufactured Intel
>> processor called the 486 Blue Lighting. I believe they also produce a
>> machine with a model number D466E/VL with is an Intel 486DX2 66
>> EISA/VESA LB system.
Keep in mind that the Blue Lightning does NOT have a math co-processor
>> their models they are the D466BL/CD and the D466E/VL machines. The
>> first is a 5 slot ISA system with 2 VESA LB slots and built in SCSI
>> and 10BaseT ethnet. The second model is 7 slot EISA/2 VESA LB and a S3
the SCSI is a Adaptec 1522 compatible (something) so I don't know what
that means for Linux.. it "might" work with the linux 1522 drivers,
it might not.
I would be suprised if Linux had a problem running on the AMBRA computers
in general though. Most decent-quality motherboards have no problem
running it. (notice, not decent PRICE, but decent QUALITY)