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Date:      Wed, 14 May 1997 11:10:30 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co (Pedro F. Giffuni)
Cc:        alexis@NL.net, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD for sparc?
Message-ID:  <199705141810.LAA12973@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <3379F6A1.5145@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> from "Pedro F. Giffuni" at May 14, 97 10:30:09 am

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> I also asked that "stupid" question in the multiplatform list :).
> There is a DEC Alpha port coming, an I guess SPARC will be worked on
> someday, but nothing serious yet.
> Try OpenBSD :(.

Jack Vogel ported FreeBSD 1.x to the SPARC.

The code was never integrated.

Jack Vogel also did the initial SMP work.


Probably he has pieces you could use, assuming he is still on speaking
terms with anyone associated with FreeBSD: Jack.Vogel@eng.sun.com

Note from his address that he is in a better position than most as far
as SPARC documentation goes.


					Regards,
					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
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