Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 13:49:37 +0200 From: Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely8.cicely.de> To: Lawrence Mayer dsg <Lawrence.Mayer@dsg.ki.se> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cheap mb for 21264? Message-ID: <20020420114936.GQ1135@cicely8.cicely.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0204201328020.27576-100000@mbox.ki.se> References: <20020420112222.GP1135@cicely8.cicely.de> <Pine.GSO.4.44.0204201328020.27576-100000@mbox.ki.se>
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On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 01:38:52PM +0200, Lawrence Mayer dsg wrote: > On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Bernd Walter wrote: > > > > I am a bit confused on the issue. I have read that the 21264 is pin > > > compatible with the Athlon Socket A. Does that mean that every Athlon > > > motherboard (such as an Athlon XP motherboard) automatically supports the > > > 21264? > > > > An x86 BIOS can never be used to startup anything else. > > I don't know if they are pin compatible - at least they share enough in > > common that it is possible for API to build a board based on AMDs > > Athlon chipset. > > Thanks for your views, Bernd. OK, let me rephrase my question: > > Do you know whether an alpha 21264 BIOS is available for any of the Athlon > x86 motherboards? Not that I know of. Hey I already wrote that I don't know if it's even doable. > (I have hunted for one on the ASUS homesite without any luck, but there > are many other Athlon motherboard manufacturers). If so, I might get what > I want, since most Athlon x86 motherboards are quite inexpensive new due > to the fierce competition in the x86 market. You might have more luck that Asus will support sparc based systems one day. Their doughter company Axus already build sparc systems. > If you can't answer that question, could you suggest where I might look > for an answer? No - not realy. -- B.Walter COSMO-Project http://www.cosmo-project.de ticso@cicely.de Usergroup info@cosmo-project.de To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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