Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 11:08:57 -0400 From: William Lloyd <wlloyd@slap.net> To: freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSD/OS source code (4.1 and SMP experimental) now available. Message-ID: <20000519110857.B83190@galt.mpd.ca> In-Reply-To: <39253BB3.1F3E826B@quack.kfu.com>; from nsayer@quack.kfu.com on Fri, May 19, 2000 at 06:03:47 -0700 References: <3934.958710076@localhost> <20000519085948.A96820@cons.org> <39253BB3.1F3E826B@quack.kfu.com>
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Hi Nick! On Fri, 19 May 2000, Nick Sayer wrote: > Just as a reminder to everyone, we do have a (completely dormant :-) ) > freebsd-sparc mailing list that I invite everyone and anyone interested > in sparc to join. > > Martin Cracauer wrote: > > > > In <3934.958710076@localhost>, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > > o SPARC port > > > Already working on this: [nobody] > > > > What's the public opinion on the sparc64 vs. older issue? Is that > > meant to be be for sun4u (and upwards) machines only? Is there still > > a point to target to pre-ultra machines? > Based on the subject message is BSD/OS source availbile for sparc? The sparc port is in such infancy that a general agreement on sun4m vs sun4u was never reached as best as I can rememeber. NetBSD has good pre Ultra support but even they don't seem to have much activity on the Ultra stuff. I was going to try installing NetBSD on a Ultra 200/E but there is no support for the fast ethernet chip. Interestingly NetBSD sparc now supports netbooting the Javastation 1 hardware. I don't own one but they can be found on Ebay for $50. Makes a really cheap development platform. They are sun4m arch. It's a 110Mhz MicroSparc II I think. -bill wlloyd@slap.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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