Subject: Re: NetBSD on a 68040 NEXT cube
To: Rahim Azizarab <rahim@megspo.megsinet.net>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/05/1997 14:44:35
> While installing NetBSD on my mac, it dawned on me that there is no port
> of NetBSD for NEXT cubes.  I happened to have a NEXT box, and I was
> thinking of trying the NetBSD HD on the NEXT.  A 68040 can run 68030 code.

And NetBSD can generate 040 code, too. :-)

> It would be interesting to see if it can boot.  Any ideas or suggestions
> on porting NetBSD to a NEXT cube? 

Check the tech-kern and tech-ports (I think that name's wrong) archives.
It's been batted around from time to time.

Take care,

Bill