In article <1992Aug25.013943.22305@microsoft.com> satishc@microsoft.com (Satish Chittamuru) writes:
quoted text
>In article <BtE228.D6J@kingston.ac.uk> cc_s525@kingston.ac.uk (Francis Bell) writes:
> > Hi Linuxers,
> >        The FAQ says that Linux won't run on EISA machines. Can anyone
> > explain why, and suggest how difficult it would be to remedy ?
>
>If the FAQ says that, then the FAQ is out of date. I am running linux 0.97
>on a Compaq Deskpro 486/33M (one of the newer EISAs) with a Conner 302xx
>(I don't remember the exact drive number) IDE drive and 16MB memory. Linux
>runs just fine on it.

As I recall, the FAQ doesn't say it won't run on EISA machines; it says 
something along the lines of not having 32-bit SCSI support. But it's been
a few weeks since I last read the FAQ...and I've slept once or twice since
then. :-)

                                James

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