[geeks] # of machines running currently

[Jeff Borisch]

I think these are the ones you can hard set with the DOS utility from 3com.

You can program them to a constant IRQ and address space. Then two can work
together in the same machine without PNP getting in the way.

I remember someone torturing themselves over this on a linux list. I think
this was the solution. YMMV.

best,
--jeffrey

Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> I have no idea how to make 509s work without plug and play.  The 486 in
> question isn't even a plug and play system (from a BIOS perspective), but
> ISAPNP does work (assuming that I don't need to fiddle with it).