From owner-freebsd-platforms Sun Jan 24 09:30:59 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA25380 for freebsd-platforms-outgoing; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 09:30:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-platforms@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from rover.village.org (rover.village.org [204.144.255.49]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA25374 for ; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 09:30:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from imp@village.org) Received: from harmony [10.0.0.6] by rover.village.org with esmtp (Exim 1.71 #1) id 104TMx-0001vD-00; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 10:30:43 -0700 Received: from harmony.village.org (localhost.village.org [127.0.0.1]) by harmony.village.org (8.9.1/8.8.3) with ESMTP id KAA04523; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 10:29:06 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199901241729.KAA04523@harmony.village.org> To: "Pedro F. Giffuni" Subject: Re: Anyone working on a SGI PC? Cc: platforms@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 24 Jan 1999 10:06:25 EST." <36AB36F1.E61B2198@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> References: <36AB36F1.E61B2198@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 10:29:05 -0700 From: Warner Losh Sender: owner-freebsd-platforms@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org In message <36AB36F1.E61B2198@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> "Pedro F. Giffuni" writes: : There is a comment in slashdot about Linux supporting the new SGI : workstations, but since even M$-Windows works there it shouldn't be : difficult to run FreeBSD: There has been discussion about this in the linux/mips mailing lists. Turns out that they used mostly PC compatible hardware, but there are a few execptions. The memory subsystem is nonstandard, but that won't impact freebsd. However, the main problem is with the graphics subsystem... That's 90% of the reason I'd want a SGI PC.. Warner To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-platforms" in the body of the message