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Date:	Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:00:21 PDT7
From:	Gary Wong <gary.wong@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: OS/2 and Athlon 64 compatibility

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J. R. Fox wrote:

>Ray Davison wrote:
>>
>
>There is an OS/2 H-W Compatibility List, though I wouldn't place any large
>wagers on how up-to-date it is. Still, I think it has been mentioned a couple
>times in VOICE List news items this year alone, so I'm not sure why they would
>bother, if most of what it covers should be considered "antiques." No, by
>"what our research shows to be working" I meant checking the various sources
>that are readily to hand. Newsgroups, Google Groups, dedicated lists like this
>one. But by all means, you can start much closer to home. Ask a lot of
>questions. I had seen MSI motherboards for sale various places, but knew
>almost nothing about them. Steve Schiffman is using one with some uncommon
>features (like built-in SCSI controllers), and rather successfully I believe,
>so I grilled him about it at meetings and via email.
>

>
>True enough, but that sort of exploration is beyond me, and I'm well aware of
>my limits. Any of the 3 Steves or Jerry Rash can probably figure out most
>anything they may run into in hardware (if sufficiently motivated, and given
>the time). I'm quite sure you're *far* better in this area than I am, but I
>don't know where you would fall on the continuum.
>

Speaking of MSI motherboards (and Jerry Rash), he gave me a MS-6309
motherboard with a P3-800. That's what I'm running now. No problems
other than sometimes it re-tries re-booting (fortunately, not when the
WPS is fully up). Could be power supply, but could it be the hard drive?

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