Hi Simon,
thanks a lot for your interesting message. Although I don't work
on the Acer platform I can say that it is a very reliable and fast
system. If you need further info, such as the current state of
the Linux/MIPS port to the Acer PICA system, I recommend to
contact the Linux/MIPS developer list at <linux-mips@fnet.fr>.
The PICA system is currently the best supported Mips platform.
Hope this helps,
Andy
> From owner-linux-mips-outgoing@vger.rutgers.edu Tue Jan 16 18:58:24 1996
> Return-Path: owner-linux-mips-outgoing@vger.rutgers.edu
> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 08:17:48 -0500 (EST)
> From: guru@homer.ncm.com
> To: linux-mips@vger.rutgers.edu
>
> I'm not subscribed to the list, so use direct replys.
>
> I don't know if the Acer hardware is good or not, I saw a mention of it
> in a Linux/MIPS FAQ someplce and tried to track down some sales
> information from Acer. (I'm building a collection of MIPS links on
> http://www.linux.ncm.com/, if you have any places to add-- manufacturers,
> FTP sites, WWW sites.. send me email).
>
> Acer's response back to my query was quick (which was nice) and
> encouraging.
>
> If its good hardware, maybe it could be resurrected...
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 96 17:31:04 pst
> From: webmaster <webmaster@smtplink.acer.com>
> To: guru@homer.ncm.com
> Subject: Re: Looking for Acer MIPS Platorm WWW Catalog
>
> Dear Simon:
>
> This product is no longer sold by Acer America so we have no
> plans to put information up on our web site at this time.
> If you receive inquiries regarding running Linux on this
> system however, please forward them to me and I'll get
> someone from the original team to reply. If the demand is
> high enough, we may put some info online.
>
> Thanks,
> webmaster@acer.com 1/15
>
> I'm looking for a URL to put on my Linux Developer's Resource web site for
> MIPS processor platforms.. I saw a reference in a Linux/MIPS FAQ that
> there was a Acer motherboard/machine that it was being ported to. Do you
> have a URL I can put to your site(s) that document your MIPS hardware.
>
> --
> Simon Janes
>
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