Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 20:03:51 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com>, Yann Ramin <atrus@matadore.montereyhigh.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IA64 Message-ID: <4.2.0.56.19990707200123.00b36480@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.990707120716.77528A-100000@shell-2.enteract. com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907071125170.20161-100000@matadore.montereyhigh.com>
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At 12:18 PM 7/7/99 -0500, David Scheidt wrote: >The documentation HP and Intel released last month didn't include >documentation about supervisor mode operation. Unless they have since, >it would be difficult to do any real work at a kernel port. It's relatively easy for serious developers to get the information from Intel -- under NDA at first, and for publication by the time anyone can lay hands on a real processor. Work SHOULD be in progress NOW. Otherwise, Linux will indeed be there first. >It is also far from obvious that IA64 will fly. Intel hasn't had a high-end processor that flopped in 17 years. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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