Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 10:12:24 +0100 From: aledm@pavilion.co.uk (Aled Morris) To: Matt Thomas <matt@lkg.dec.com> Cc: freebsd-platforms@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What Platform? Message-ID: <199507260912.KAA19687@prinny.pavilion.co.uk>
index | next in thread | raw e-mail
At 12:49 PM 25/7/95 +0000, Matt Thomas wrote: >> I asked this question before, but was told there is a MMU problem with >> the Multia that prevents it from working with Unix's virtual memory >> system. > >Nope. The problem with the multia is that only ships with the Windows >NT PALcode. There is no OpenVMS or OSF/1 PALcode support. That means >you need to map the UNIX MMU semantics onto the NT PALcode. It could >be done but the OSF/1 PALcode is a much better match. OK, sorry, I overstated the problem. I didn't really understand all this PALcode stuff :-( >There are various AT sized motherboards which one can buy with Alpha and >a PCI/ISA bus. Check out I will - thanks for the info. Bet you can't buy them (easily, cheaply) in the UK!!! :-( Aled -- telephone +44 973 207987help
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?199507260912.KAA19687>