Date: Sun, 01 Dec 1996 16:28:23 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: jehamby@lightside.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD/Alpha (was Re: COMDEX trip report) Message-ID: <5015.849486503@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 01 Dec 1996 16:47:52 MST." <199612012347.QAA09401@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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> For PPC, you forgot: > > 2) Already supported by Linux and, to a lesser extent, NetBSD (when > discussing the newer ALPHA/PCI systems) thus making it *easier to > bootstrap from an existing port*. OK, I wasn't aware of this. That's actually good news, since I'm not as hostile towards PPC as I sound, simply disappointed in its progress so far. Should that change, it's good to know that the software will be there. > 3) Supported by a large group of vendors, second only to Intel > processors. Alpha is supported by... well... DEC. True enough, though I'm slightly surprised that they've no second sources lined up by now. Don't most govn't contracts outright *require* the presence of a second source before they'll sign a check? You'd think that DEC would have at least played enough of the game to get someone like Fujitsu lined up as a second source. Jordan
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