Have updated the Ports/pmax/faq.html with some of this info :)

		David/absolute

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On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Jonathan Stone wrote:

> 
> In message <Pine.LNX.4.05.9906011542240.562-100000@mAnIaC.inx.de>,
> Andreas Kotes  writes
> >
> >Hi!
> >
> >Hmm, some questions ..
> >
> > - Can I use the usual PS/2-SIMMs in a Personal DECstation 5000/25 or
> >   DECstation 5000/125? If so, would I need FPM-RAMs or would EDO work
> >   also?
> 
> No. You need the DEC simms or compatibles from (eg) Kingston.
> 
> 
> > - Are 2/8MB SIMMs supported only or would I be able to get it running
> >   using 4/16/32MB SIMMs, too?
> 
> No. only the 2mb and 8mb simms are supported. the PROMs dont even let
> you mix 2mb and 8mb in a single system.
> 
> 
> > - Which card is better perfomance-wise?
> >    - PMAG-CA (PX) (supported with NetBSD-current only)
> >    - PMAGB-B (CX,CFB,HX or SFB, dunno? don't yet know if its supported)
> 
> The sfb is supported. Performance-wise, the PMAG-C (px) will probably
> be `better'; the problem is that we dont yet have a supported Xserver
> for it.
> 
> > - Is there any support at all for the SCSI-Floppy or CDROM-drives?
> 
> Yes.  For 1.4.x they configure just like normal rz disks.
> 
> > - if I wanted to use the PMAG-CA (PX)-card, would someone be so nice and
> >   build a install or nfs kernel for netbooting for me? I'd like to use
> >   1.4 and don't really want to track current
> 
> IIRC, the `install' snapshot Simon built and put on the FTP server
> (which added iso9660) includes PMAG-C support.
>