Fortunately, nothing is moot.
 The diskette in question is right here

ftp://ftp.fnet.fr/linux-mips/misc/magnum-4000/

So, any updates on the project status?

Chris

Warner Losh wrote:

> In message <Pine.NEB.4.21.0001161658350.521-100000@oblivion.mono.org> David Brownlee writes:
> :       I believe the existing NetBSD/arc project stalled due to lack of
> :       resources, but I'm sure someone better informed than I can comment
> :       further on the current status and what would be required.
>
> There were two NetBSD/arc efforts.  One was to backport the
> OpenBSD/arc code to NetBSD.  This one had snapshots from time to time,
> but always had enough trouble building it that I didn't track it.
> There was also a rumored NetBSD/arc which was 64 bit, but I don't
> think that saw the light of day either.
>
> However, this discussion is moot to the MIPS PC-50 that we're talking
> about in Big Endian Mode.  That machine would need new boot roms
> and/or the special disk from MIPS To turn it into a little endian arc
> machine.
>
> Warner