hiya! 10x for the fast answer! the rs/6000 i got here is type 7022 model 220.. MCA architecture with a RGB monitor & video card.. i saw that MCA is unsupported ;-((( is it possible to run prepowerpc netbsd on that machine? > It already runs on a few RS/6000's. > > http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/prep/ regards, george