Date: 04 Jul 2002 20:09:29 +1000 From: Benno Rice <benno@FreeBSD.org> To: Alexey Zelkin <phantom@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: "Justin C. Sherrill" <justin@shiningsilence.com>, freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Freebsd/powerpc page updated Message-ID: <1025777371.376.1.camel@ratchet.jeamland.net> In-Reply-To: <20020704120457.A11221@phantom.cris.net> References: <200207031643.59097.justin@shiningsilence.com> <20020704120457.A11221@phantom.cris.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 19:04, Alexey Zelkin wrote: > On Wed, Jul 03, 2002 at 04:43:59PM -0400, Justin C. Sherrill wrote: > > http://www.shiningsilence.com/freebsd-ppc/ppc.html > > > > Updated with the simulator link, a link to the bootup log (though jeamland.net > > was not available just now when I tried it), and s/ppc/powerpc/g;. > > IIRC main direction of FreeBSD/ppc port was a powerpc chips support to > get embedded devices in line. I don't recall actual targeting to > compete with Apple and its MacOS X as desktop/server system for powerpc > based computers. > > Something changed ? Benno ? The idea was to support anything I could get my hot little hands on. =) The easiest PowerPC kit to get is Apple, so that's what I'm targetting first. It's not really designed to compete against MacOS X, it's just a nice proof of concept. I have a non-Apple board to target after I've got the Apple stuff working though. -- Benno Rice benno@FreeBSD.org [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA9JB7ZXjRwWofFmQkRAk96AJ9g1hcQWAKMK+MCyuNindEKJEJHcQCggStq v7LEHnPi4AfbiOus/7/4SJo= =crY6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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