Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 14:43:19 -0500 (CDT) From: Jim Bryant <jbryant@argus.tfs.net> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Intel Merced FreeBSD??? Intel? - NOT Message-ID: <199908271943.OAA28209@argus.tfs.net> In-Reply-To: <199908271844.LAA29944@kithrup.com> from Sean Eric Fagan at "Aug 27, 99 11:44:55 am"
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In reply: > In article <Pine.GSO.3.96.990827103350.1456C-100000.kithrup.freebsd.hackers@mission.mvnc.edu> you write: > >Actually, I was reading in a newsgroup, the VMS newsgroup I think it was, > >that the PA-RISC chip is on the Merced chip. Basically, Intel will sell > >Merced's with the chip disabled (kind of like the math co-processor on the > >486 SX's) and HP will sell it with the PA-RISC chip enabled so it can run > >HP-UX. > > *sigh* > > Look, people, the Merced WILL NOT excuse PA-RISC code directly. It will be > done via emulation/translation, and only a certain particular OS will be > supported (HP-UX 11, I believe they stated -- since HP-UX 11 runs almost all > HP-UX 10.* applications with no problem, I am _guessing_ that this means they > will continue to work). > > I really don't know how people get started with this. HP has _never_ stated > that the chip will handle it; all they have stated is that HPUX applications > will continue to be supported. > > I suggest you people go read comp.arch for a while; there's a fair bit of > information cropping up there. For example, there's a wonderful thread going > on about HP's previous experience with architecture emulation, including some > interesting comments by people at HP. Well, the way I understand things, HP-UX 11 comes in two flavors, 32 bits and 64 bits. I think that 32-bit code is handled in a legacy emulation under 64 bit 11, I'd have to double check that though with the book. jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: EM28pw voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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