From owner-freebsd-alpha Tue Aug 7 11:35:11 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from smtp8.xs4all.nl (smtp8.xs4all.nl [194.109.127.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB8CD37B403 for ; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 11:35:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp8.xs4all.nl (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA22179; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:35:07 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.11.4/8.11.4) id f77IZ7M01113; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:35:07 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:35:07 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Trevor Johnson Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RFC: Removing support for TurboChannel machines from -current Message-ID: <20010807203507.E910@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <3B6472CD.CA7AEF89@mindspring.com> <20010807063749.F27191-100000@blues.jpj.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010807063749.F27191-100000@blues.jpj.net>; from trevor@jpj.net on Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 06:48:12AM -0400 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 06:48:12AM -0400, Trevor Johnson wrote: > Terry Lambert wrote: > > > This is really a wierd conversation to be having on the -alpha > > list, considering the Alpha is all but dead itself, now that > > Compaq has rolled over for Intel -- it is the epitomy, now, of > > "obsolete, unused and irrelevant hardware". > > The Inquirer has a much less pessimistic story: > http://www.theinquirer.net/06080116.htm . Of course, they may have been > deceived. Hmm. Sounds like my RFC is taken to be a RFB (Request For Bikeshedding). W/ -- | / o / / _ Arnhem, The Netherlands email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message