Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 16:44:33 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Richard Pushman <pushmar@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PA-risc platform? Message-ID: <42F68ED1.8090509@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <20050807212142.46134.qmail@web30201.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20050807212142.46134.qmail@web30201.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Richard Pushman wrote: > I know there's not support of any kind for the HP pa-risc machines. > What would be involved to make freebsd run on 'em? > I understand porting to a new architechure is difficult, at best. > > Thanks, > Rick Pushman > > It would be about 9-12 months of dedicated effort. However, there needs to be a compelling reason. It's quite easy to pick up a J2xx or 9000/7xx on eBay or from government surplus, but all you'll really get out of it is the equivalent performance of a Pentium or maybe Pentium2. Also, since the architecture has effectively been orphaned, there isn't a whole lot of future growth potential to keep it interesting. And there are technical hurdles like working with the closed/proprietary bootstrapping mechanisms that make it a pain. So you'll need to ask yourself if the results will justify the effort. Scott
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