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Date:      04 Jul 2002 20:09:29 +1000
From:      Benno Rice <benno@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Alexey Zelkin <phantom@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        "Justin C. Sherrill" <justin@shiningsilence.com>, freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Freebsd/powerpc page updated
Message-ID:  <1025777371.376.1.camel@ratchet.jeamland.net>
In-Reply-To: <20020704120457.A11221@phantom.cris.net>
References:  <200207031643.59097.justin@shiningsilence.com>  <20020704120457.A11221@phantom.cris.net>

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On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 19:04, Alexey Zelkin wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 03, 2002 at 04:43:59PM -0400, Justin C. Sherrill wrote:
> > http://www.shiningsilence.com/freebsd-ppc/ppc.html
> >=20
> > Updated with the simulator link, a link to the bootup log (though jeaml=
and.net=20
> > was not available just now when I tried it), and s/ppc/powerpc/g;.
>=20
> IIRC main direction of FreeBSD/ppc port was a powerpc chips support to
> get embedded devices in line. I don't recall actual targeting to
> compete with Apple and its MacOS X as desktop/server system for powerpc
> based computers.
>=20
> Something changed ? Benno ?

The idea was to support anything I could get my hot little hands on. =3D)

The easiest PowerPC kit to get is Apple, so that's what I'm targetting
first.  It's not really designed to compete against MacOS X, it's just a
nice proof of concept.  I have a non-Apple board to target after I've
got the Apple stuff working though.

--=20
Benno Rice
benno@FreeBSD.org

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