Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:18:59 -0500 (CDT) From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com> To: Yann Ramin <atrus@matadore.montereyhigh.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IA64 Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96.990707120716.77528A-100000@shell-2.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907071125170.20161-100000@matadore.montereyhigh.com>
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On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Yann Ramin wrote: > > This probaly should go to FreeBSD-questions, but here we go anyway: > > Will FreeBSD offer any support for the new upcoming IA-64 architecture > (Merced) from Intel? From what I hear, Linux already is working on their > port. It would be a shame that Linux comes up with a kernel for a > server-class CPU and we are left in the dust with our server-class OS that > runs on cheap processors. 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 is also far from obvious that IA64 will fly. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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