Re: History of NetBSD/amiga

[Gunther Nikl <gni%gecko.de@localhost>]

On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 03:23:08AM +0000, Lars Hecking wrote:
>  
> >  We already have tried such an attempt quite some time ago. Problem is,
> > that NetBSD/Amiga started so long ago (Heck, I can't remember, 1993?), we
> > can't really remember everthing.  Also, some of the older developer have
> > either moved into the dark (vanished) or are no longer rachable for some
> > reason...
> 
>  All I recall is that Markus Wild started the whole thing by porting gcc
>  to AmigaOS and creating ixemul.library for that purpose. Must have been 
>  around 1990/1991.

  Nope, ixemul/gcc and netBSD are not related. AFAIK, Markus wanted a real
  UN*X on his A3k (AMIX being a dead end). Therefore he decided to port
  NetBSD to the Amiga. According to him it took only 4 weeks to get the
  first kernel booting on his amiga. He used the hp300 port as a starting
  point.

  Gunther