Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 13:18:39 -0600 From: eric@cirr.com (Eric Schnoebelen) To: Bill Swingle <unfurl@dub.net> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [anderson@metrolink.com: Re: FreeBSD Motif for Alpha] Message-ID: <199911301918.NAA09563@opus.cirr.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 30 Nov 1999 11:02:31 PST." <19991130110231.A48021@dub.net>
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Bill Swingle writes: - I'm talking with the folks at MetroLink about possibly getting Motif for - FreeBSD/AXP finished as a product. <blatant plug> Software2Go, LLC (http://www.apps2go.com) already has Motif 2.1 available for FreeBSD/AXP.. </blatant plug> - They have an Alpha they're thinking - about using for production but they're not sure if we run on it. I'm - relativly clueeless about Alpha hardware. Can someone tell me if we run - on the machine detailed below or if I need more info to determine this? [snip] - $ cat /proc/cpuinfo - system type : EB64+ The EB64+ (aka, AlphaPC64) will run FreeBSD/AXP. However, they/you will need to purchase and install SRM for the board, and install a Symbios 53c810 SCSI host adapter to have a boot-able SCSI system. SRM for the EB64* systems are found on the Digital _Alpha EBSDK and Firmware Upgrade Kit_ (part number QR-21B02-03). This can be purchased from DEC Direct for about $75 and shipping and handling [Disclaimer: I do have an interest in Software2Go, LLC, as one of the principles.] -- Eric Schnoebelen eric@cirr.com http://www.cirr.com Shouldn't Windows be called Eunuchs? After all, it has all the appearances and none of the functionality... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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