Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 17:29:35 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Andrew Reilly <reilly@zeta.org.au>, alpha@FreeBSD.ORG, port-alpha@netbsd.org Subject: Re: Q: Compaq, *BSD and 'Linux-only' AlphaBIOS (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9912041728590.368-100000@semuta.feral.com> In-Reply-To: <199912050126.RAA05619@mass.cdrom.com>
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> > The SRM vs. AlphaBios/ARC issues are a phantom. *BSD has a long way to go > > to fully support the SRM capapble machines before worrying about platforms > > which don't have SRM. This is a sideshow. I would have said it was more > > critical if Tru64 died, but much to &my& surprise it was NT-Alpha that > > walked the plank, not DUh (now Tru64). Given that Tru64 is very > > successfully selling on the leading new Dompaq platforms (and depends on > > SRM), I rather doubt *BSD will get all that left behind because we've not > > gotten ARC/AlphaBios yet. > > If you know something I don't about Alpha Processor Inc's machines, I'd > love to hear it. They are only shipping AlphaBIOS, since there is MILO > code for their systems. Nope, but I can't speak for their choices or business model. Do they have a machine that is an absolute *must have* for *BSD? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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