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+++ b/RELNOTES.FreeBSD
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+                                 RELEASE NOTES

                                     FreeBSD
                                     FreeBSD

-                                Release 1.0 EPSILON
+                                  Release 1.0

 
 1. Technical overview
 ---------------------
 
 1. Technical overview
 ---------------------


@@ -11,8 +12,9 @@ NetBSD, CSRG, and the Free Software Foundation.
 
 Many hundreds of bugs from the 386BSD 0.1 distribution were fixed,
 and many out-of-date pieces of software were upgraded to their current
 
 Many hundreds of bugs from the 386BSD 0.1 distribution were fixed,
 and many out-of-date pieces of software were upgraded to their current

-releases in the GAMMA distribution.  This EPSILON distribution fixes
-many of the first-run problems our GAMMA users reported back to us.
+releases in the GAMMA distribution.  This 1.0 distribution fixes
+many of the first-run problems our GAMMA and EPSILON users reported back
+to us.

 
 Additionally, many packages such as XFree86 1.3, xview 3.2, elm, nntp,
 mh and dozens of other miscellaneous utilities have been ported and
 
 Additionally, many packages such as XFree86 1.3, xview 3.2, elm, nntp,
 mh and dozens of other miscellaneous utilities have been ported and


@@ -50,21 +52,26 @@ this.
 WD1003 (any generic MFM/RLL)
 WD1007 (any generic IDE/ESDI)
 
 WD1003 (any generic MFM/RLL)
 WD1007 (any generic IDE/ESDI)
 

-Adaptec 1542{A,B,C} ISA SCSI controller.
+Adaptec 154x series ISA SCSI controller as long as you have
+less than 16MB of memory.

 
 

-Adaptec 174x EISA SCSI controller in standard and enhanced mode.
+Adaptec 174x series EISA SCSI controller in standard and enhanced mode.

 
 

-DTC 3290 EISA SCSI controller in emulation mode.
+Buslogic 545S.

 
 Bustec 742A.
 
 
 Bustec 742A.
 

+DTC 3290 EISA SCSI controller in 1542 emulation mode as long as
+you have less than 16MB of memory.
+

 Ultra Store 14F and 34F.
 
 With all supported SCSI controllers, full support is provided for
 SCSI-I & SCSI-II peripherals, including Disks, tape drives (including
 Ultra Store 14F and 34F.
 
 With all supported SCSI controllers, full support is provided for
 SCSI-I & SCSI-II peripherals, including Disks, tape drives (including

-DAT) and CD ROM drives.  Note:  This is the only way a CD ROM drive
-may be currently attached to a FreeBSD system; we do not support
-SoundBlaster or "mini SCSI" CD ROM configurations.
+DAT) and CD ROM drives.  Note:  This and the mcd driver (Mitsumi CDROM
+inteface card) is the only way a CD ROM drive may be currently
+attached to a FreeBSD system; we do not support SoundBlaster CDROM
+interface, or other "mini SCSI" adapters.

 
 
 2.2. Ethernet cards
 
 
 2.2. Ethernet cards


@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ Isolan AT 4141-0 (16 bit)
 
 Isolink 4110     (8 bit)
 
 
 Isolink 4110     (8 bit)
 

-Novell NE2000 ethernet interface.
+Novell NE1000 and NE2000 ethernet interface.

 
 3Com 3C503 Etherlink II
 
 
 3Com 3C503 Etherlink II
 


@@ -85,6 +92,7 @@ Novell NE2000 ethernet interface.
 
 Various 2 and 4 port serial/parallel cards.
 
 
 Various 2 and 4 port serial/parallel cards.
 

+Mitsumi CDROM interface and drive.

 
 FreeBSD currently does NOT support IBM's microchannel (MCA) bus, but
 support is apparently close to materializing.  Details will be posted
 
 FreeBSD currently does NOT support IBM's microchannel (MCA) bus, but
 support is apparently close to materializing.  Details will be posted


@@ -99,9 +107,18 @@ You may obtain FreeBSD in a variety of ways:
 1. FTP/Mail
 
 You can ftp FreeBSD and any or all of its optional packages from
 1. FTP/Mail
 
 You can ftp FreeBSD and any or all of its optional packages from

-`freebsd.cdrom.com' - the offical FreeBSD release site.  By the time
-you read this, it may also be on one or more "mirror" sites somewhere
-else on the internet; check with archie for details.
+`freebsd.cdrom.com' - the offical FreeBSD release site.
+
+The FreeBSD software is being mirrored at the following locations:
+
+Country                Site/Directory
+=======                =====================================================
+
+Austria                ftp.tu-graz.ac.at:/pub/FreeBSD
+Germany                ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:pub/comp/os/bsd/FreeBSD
+Germany                ftp.uni-duisburg.de:/pub/unix/FreeBSD
+Hong Kong      ftp.cs.cuhk.hk:/pub/FreeBSD
+

 
 If you do not have access to the internet and electronic mail is your
 only recourse, then you may still fetch the files by sending mail to
 
 If you do not have access to the internet and electronic mail is your
 only recourse, then you may still fetch the files by sending mail to


@@ -114,19 +131,29 @@ resort!
 
 2. CDROM
 
 
 2. CDROM
 

-FreeBSD may be ordered on CDROM from Walnut Creek CDROM, Suite 260, 1547
-Palos Verdes, Walnut Creek CA 94596.  1-800-786-9907, +1-510-674-0783,
-+1-510-674-0821 (fax), or from orders@cdrom.com.  Our current email catalog
-is wcarchive.cdrom.com:/cdrom/catalog.
+FreeBSD may be ordered on CDROM from:
+
+       Walnut Creek CDROM
+       4041 Pike Lane, Suite D
+       Concord CA  94520
+       1-800-786-9907, +1-510-674-0783, +1-510-674-0821 (fax)
+
+Or via the internet from orders@cdrom.com.  There current catalog can
+be obtained via ftp as ftp.cdrom.com:/cdrom/catalog.

 
 Cost is $39.95.  Shipping (per order not per disc) is $5 in the US, Canada,
 
 Cost is $39.95.  Shipping (per order not per disc) is $5 in the US, Canada,

-or Mexico and $10.00 overseas.  We accept Visa, Mastercard, American
+or Mexico and $10.00 overseas.  They accept Visa, Mastercard, American

 Express, and ship COD to the United States.  California residents please
 add 8.25% sales tax.
 
 Should you be dissatisfied for any reason, the CD comes with an
 unconditional return policy.
 
 Express, and ship COD to the United States.  California residents please
 add 8.25% sales tax.
 
 Should you be dissatisfied for any reason, the CD comes with an
 unconditional return policy.
 

+Note that Walnut Creek CDROM does NOT provide technical support for FreeBSD,
+you need to contact the FreeBSD team for that.  Please see section 4 for
+more information.
+
+

 3. 1/4" Tape, 4mm DAT, floppy
 
   Winning Strategies, Inc.  61 Crestwood Drive #18,  Daly City, CA 94015
 3. 1/4" Tape, 4mm DAT, floppy
 
   Winning Strategies, Inc.  61 Crestwood Drive #18,  Daly City, CA 94015


@@ -183,6 +210,19 @@ Otherwise, for any questions or suggestions, please send mail to:
 
                FreeBSD-questions@freefall.cdrom.com
 
 
                FreeBSD-questions@freefall.cdrom.com
 

+Additionally, being a volunteer effort, we are always happy to have
+extra hands willing to help - there are already far more enhancements
+to be done than we can ever manage to do by ourselves!  To contact us
+on technical matters, or with offers of help, you may send mail to:
+
+               FreeBSD-hackers@freefall.cdrom.com
+
+All but the FreeBSD-bugs groups can be freely joined by anyone wishing to
+do so.  Send mail to MajorDomo@freefall.cdrom.com and include the keyword
+`help' on a line by itself somewhere in the body of the message.  This
+will give you more information on joining the various lists, accessing
+archives, etc.
+

 
 5. Acknowledgements
 -------------------
 
 5. Acknowledgements
 -------------------


@@ -247,4 +287,4 @@ hope you enjoy this release of FreeBSD!
 
                        The FreeBSD Core Group
 
 
                        The FreeBSD Core Group
 

-$Id: RELNOTES.FreeBSD,v 1.10 1993/10/10 02:38:03 jkh Exp $
+$Id: RELNOTES.FreeBSD,v 1.14 1993/10/16 12:02:43 rgrimes Exp $