From owner-freebsd-platforms Tue Nov 21 17:48:13 1995 Return-Path: owner-platforms Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id RAA17990 for platforms-outgoing; Tue, 21 Nov 1995 17:48:13 -0800 Received: from puma.bevd.blacksburg.va.us (root@puma.bevd.blacksburg.va.us [198.82.200.98]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id RAA17985 for ; Tue, 21 Nov 1995 17:48:03 -0800 Received: (from briggs@localhost) by puma.bevd.blacksburg.va.us (8.6.12/8.6.9) id UAA24222; Tue, 21 Nov 1995 20:46:59 -0500 From: Allen Briggs Message-Id: <199511220146.UAA24222@puma.bevd.blacksburg.va.us> Subject: Re: Recommended by someone who knows this stuff. To: chuckr@glue.umd.edu (Chuck Robey) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 20:46:56 -0500 (EST) Cc: terry@lambert.org, jkh@time.cdrom.com, platforms@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: from "Chuck Robey" at Nov 21, 95 06:54:10 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1018 Sender: owner-platforms@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I'd heard that no NetBSD existed because of the lack of info from Apple, > regarding their PowerPC systems. Would this change that situation? This will not change the situation for 1st generation PowerMacs. 2nd generation PowerMacs will benefit somewhat from this info (a good bit of the technology described in "Macintosh Technology in CHRP" is really existing hardware (or certainly close to it). BTW, the piece(s?) that I was looking for [on-line pointers to] are: CHRP Bibliography: [20] PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform: Hardware Technical Reference, available from IBM. Mac. Tech. in CHRP Bibliography: Apple/IBM/Motorola PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware Reference Platform: I/O Reference, presents architectural specifications for CHRP input and output facilities. It is available from IBM. -allen -- Allen Briggs - end killing - allen.briggs@bev.net ** MacBSD == NetBSD/mac68k ** Where does all my time go? Guess.