Subject: Re: HP310 config question...
To: Stephen Tedder <stedder@tulsix.utulsa.edu>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@cs.orst.edu>
List: port-hp300
Date: 11/11/1994 12:40:07
On Fri, 11 Nov 1994 14:05:53 -0600 (CST)
Stephen Tedder <stedder@tulsix.utulsa.edu> wrote:
> I have an HP 9000/310 with 3 Mbytes of RAM, the FPU board,
> and a 10 Mbyte 9153 disk drive. Currently Basic 5.1 is installed
> on this turkey. It has the Rev A Boot ROM.
Ugh - NetBSD won't go on a 310 - it has a 68010 CPU.
> Is this configuration suitable to run NetBSD or should I consider
> adding more RAM and a bigger disk drive? I believe this stuff
> is readily available on the surplus market these days. The 310 can only
> be expanded to 7.5 Mbytes, would that be a comfortable amount
> to run NetBSD? The 310 can also be upgraded to a 320 or 330--
> would that be a more reasonable way to go?
I've run NetBSD on a 320 with 7.5M RAM. That's the way you wanna go...
> Finally, where is the current version of the HP 300 release
> located? I didn't see it at the Iowa State ftp site.
It's coming ``Real Soon Now.''
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