Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 21:53:37 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au> Cc: cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq book.sgml Message-ID: <20050512195337.GA52993@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20050512194236.GA223@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> References: <200505121505.j4CF5c7i076426@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050512152855.GD92175@eddie.nitro.dk> <20050512154337.GA73901@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> <20050512162100.GA50447@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> <20050512163137.GA74349@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> <20050512171715.GA51426@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> <20050512194236.GA223@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au>
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On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 05:42:36AM +1000, Peter Jeremy wrote: > On Thu, 2005-May-12 19:17:15 +0200, Erik Trulsson wrote: > >(The hardware notes for 6-CURRENT seems to be correct, while those for > >5-STABLE needs to be updated. The hardware notes for both 4.x and 5.x > >also has bogus warnings about the 80386sx which should be removed. (Bogus > >since from the OS's point of view there is no difference whatsoever > >between the 80386sx and a full-blowb 80386dx.) > > OTOH, FreeBSD won't work on a 80486sx since that doesn't have a FPU. > Either a 80486dx or a 80486sx/80487 is needed. This probably should > be documented instead. Correct, but that is technically included in stating that an FPU is needed. (Which the 6-CURRENT hardware notes does say, but the 5-STABLE hardware notes does not.) (And FreeBSD 4.x should work fine on a 80486sx.) > And some of the 486 clones didn't have a FPU > either (the IBM ones come to mind). Quite possible. I must admit I know nearly nothing about the various 486 clones out there (other than the fact that such clones did exist.) -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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