Subject: Port for i960 based applications!
To: None <netbsd-ports@netbsd.org>
From: Art Venable <daemon@arventerprises.com>
List: netbsd-ports
Date: 04/06/2001 11:07:44
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Hello,
I was wondering on the status of the i960 port - if it has been =
started at all. Or if there was anything that I could do to help. I just =
received an i960-based NeoWare @workstation off of Ebay, and I have come =
to find out that it will cost me a couple of hundred dollars to purchase =
their proprietary software in order to use it.
After opening it up, I noticed a 40pin IDE connector and a 34pin =
Floppy connector. The machine has two slots for SIMM type RAM, built in =
ethernet, high resolution video, serial and parrallel ports.
This would be a cool little machine, whether used for network boot, =
or by modifying it to run NetBSD ( hopefully, someday ) locally.
So, if you could please let me know the status of this port, that =
would be great.
I would also consider donating this machine to the project if you =
thought it might help.
Thanks!
Art Venable
http://perfectisolation.dyndns.org
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I was wondering on =
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could do to help. I just received an i960-based NeoWare @workstation off =
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dollars to purchase their proprietary software in order to use =
it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> After opening it up, =
I noticed a=20
40pin IDE connector and a 34pin Floppy connector. The machine has two =
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SIMM type RAM, built in ethernet, high resolution video, serial and =
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ports.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> This would be a cool =
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machine, whether used for network boot, or by modifying it to run NetBSD =
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hopefully, someday ) locally.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> So, if you could =
please let me=20
know the status of this port, that would be great.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I would also =
consider donating=20
this machine to the project if you thought it might help.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Art =
Venable</FONT></DIV>
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