From owner-freebsd-platforms Mon Jun 9 07:32:44 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id HAA24820 for platforms-outgoing; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 07:32:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from beluga (beluga.hgnet.de [193.101.135.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id HAA24763 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 07:31:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from KEGGERT.Horn-Goerwitz.de ([193.101.135.170]) by beluga (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA03522; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 16:35:36 +0100 Received: by KEGGERT.Horn-Goerwitz.de with Microsoft Mail id <01BC74F3.211F36E0@KEGGERT.Horn-Goerwitz.de>; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 16:35:24 +0200 Message-Id: <01BC74F3.211F36E0@KEGGERT.Horn-Goerwitz.de> From: Karsten Eggert To: "'platforms@FreeBSD.ORG'" Subject: platform Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 16:32:52 +0200 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-platforms@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk will FreeBSD support PowerPC ( IBM 850 ) ? From owner-freebsd-platforms Mon Jun 9 09:24:04 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA29820 for platforms-outgoing; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 09:24:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cais.cais.com (root@cais.com [199.0.216.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA29792 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 09:24:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from earth.mat.net (root@earth.mat.net [205.252.122.1]) by cais.cais.com (8.8.5/) with SMTP id MAA16875; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 12:23:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Journey2.mat.net (journey2.mat.net [205.252.122.116]) by earth.mat.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id MAA13490; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 12:23:41 -0400 Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 12:23:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey X-Sender: chuckr@Journey2.mat.net To: Karsten Eggert cc: "'platforms@FreeBSD.ORG'" Subject: Re: platform In-Reply-To: <01BC74F3.211F36E0@KEGGERT.Horn-Goerwitz.de> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-platforms@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 9 Jun 1997, Karsten Eggert wrote: > will FreeBSD support PowerPC ( IBM 850 ) ? > No. FreeBSD currenlty supports only the Intel platform. There is a serious effort underway to port it to the DEC Alpha, but nothing I know of for the PowerPC. You possibly meant NetBSD? > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------