From owner-freebsd-alpha Fri Apr 14 14: 7:22 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from zmamail03.zma.compaq.com (zmamail03.zma.compaq.com [161.114.64.103]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9D5A37B749 for ; Fri, 14 Apr 2000 14:07:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from michael.waite@compaq.com) Received: by zmamail03.zma.compaq.com (Postfix, from userid 12345) id E681D27C4; Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:07:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from exctay-gh01.tay.cpqcorp.net (exctay-gh01.tay.cpqcorp.net [16.103.129.42]) by zmamail03.zma.compaq.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEF85253D; Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:07:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by exctay-gh01.tay.cpqcorp.net with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id <2X96Z0CR>; Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:07:17 -0400 Message-ID: <212CC57E84B8D111AD780000F84AA049083C3144@mroexc2.tay.dec.com> From: "Waite, Michael" To: "'Jordan K. Hubbard'" Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Intel 64bit and FreeBSD Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:07:13 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org It helps to have friends in low places. ----Mike -----Original Message----- From: Jordan K. Hubbard [mailto:jkh@zippy.cdrom.com] Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 4:39 PM To: Waite, Michael Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Intel 64bit and FreeBSD > So does any one know if FreeBSD is supported on the new Intel 64bit systems > yet. > I am getting five of those next week and am looking for operating systems to > run on them. I assume you're talking about the Intel IA64, AKA "Merced"? We're supposed to receive hardware on Friday and begin the port in earnest then. We've also spent some time (well, a full day so far) being briefed on this technology by Intel and have most of the materials we need to start, it's just down to getting actual hardware now. IA64 systems are still very scarce and I have to wonder how you've managed to get *five* of the suckers. You a close, personal friend of Andy Grove or something? :-) - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message