I've not had too much trouble with my 9600/200mp. I haven't used it much
since early 2.4, mind you (got enough other unix boxes on my desktop), but

Not too much?  Does that mean you can beat the crap out of all subsystems 24/7
with no hardware failure?  :)  Like a 'make -j20' on the kernel src with
several concurrent 'badblocks'?

I haven't had much trouble with the PCI. I'm running a Promise Ultra66 and

Not much?  Does that mean it was reliable, or just sticky to configure?

I'd definatley pick a 9600 to run linux on over an 8500 - if for no other
reason than it having the very cool flip&fold case. 8)

Yeah that's a chief factor.  Does the flip&fold give easy access to RAM and
cache, unlike the 8500?  Do you happen to know how the internal cooling
compares between the 8500 and 9600?  I have several internal hard drives and
cards.

Thanks, Tony!  :)

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