Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 18:36:19 -0700 (MST) From: Softweyr LLC <softweyr@xmission.com> To: dufault@hda.com (Peter Dufault) Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Nentendo-64 port Message-ID: <199612050136.SAA18838@xmission.xmission.com> In-Reply-To: <199612050016.TAA27449@hda.hda.com> from "Peter Dufault" at Dec 4, 96 07:16:34 pm
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> > Unless there is a memory management unit on the r4300 chip we would need > > to also add some hardware to the n64 to bring it up to snuff... > > It has an mmu; see http://www.mips.com/products/r4300i There is already a port of NetBSD for the 4300i, see: http://www.algor.co.uk/www/info/p4032-benefits.html These guys make an eval board with a 4300i and a PCI bus, and have apparently hacked NetBSD into running on it. But then again, that is what the NetBSD gang have concentrated on, portability, isn't it? Anyhow, a running NetBSD system would be a good starting point for N64BSD. ;^) Now, how are we going to pound a disk drive into the Nintendo? -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com
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