Subject: Re: Free HP300 components for NetBSD/hp300 developers
To: Michael Wolfson <mw34@cornell.edu>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-hp300
Date: 03/03/1999 10:32:03
Would you mind having this info added to:
http://www.netbsd.org/contrib/hardware.html
David/absolute
Neighbours should be one of:
a) Understanding b) Distant c) Deaf
On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Michael Wolfson wrote:
> I've amassed quite a variety of hp300 hardware that I don't really need.
> I'd be willing to "fund" the following projects with appropriate hardware
> or RAM upgrades (roughly in order of importance):
>
> wscons
> X11R6.3 server
> domain keyboard/mouse support (400 series)
>
> port to hp300 the new installer (as seen in other NetBSD ports)
>
> Machine Independent SCSI (400 series)
> support for more DAT drives
> support for CD-Audio
> fix problems with quantum drives
>
> standalone drivers
> support for bootp/dhcp in bootloader to replace bootparams/rarp
> overhaul of standalone ethernet driver (fix nfs errors)
> overhaul of standalone scsi driver (to better support st devices)
> overhaul of standalone ct driver (to support streaming tape drives)
>
> overhaul of rd driver (performance, support more models of drives)
>
> Machine Independent sz (serial)
> fix hangs with serial terminals
>
> parallel port support (400 series)
>
> ISA support (400 series)
>
> overhaul of ppi interface (plotter on hpib)
>
> support for more DIO-II framebuffers (98705)
>
> SGC support (400s)
>
> floating point accelerator for 370 (98248B)
>
> I'd also be willing to sell a bunch of stuff to non-developers (to help pay
> for shipping of stuff I donate), such as RAM, HIL keyboards, HIL mice.
>
> I've also got monitors, hard drives, and complete systems, but I'm not
> willing to ship those -- I'm just a poorly paid grad student in Ithaca, New
> York (so if you live nearby we can work something out).
>
> Let's see some action around here! Some of us live and die by our hp300s
> (for lack of faster hardware).
>
> Please respond by private email.
>
> -- MW
>
>