On Wed, 30 Aug 1995 16:28:41 -0700 
 Andrew Carey <careya@PEAK.ORG> wrote:

 > Sort of. The 425e will probably run NetBSD just fine, except-

Thanx, Andy, for pointing this stuff out ...

 > Under NetBSD, you won't have a console as SGC slot graphics cards
 > are not supported currently. So no X..

Correct.  However, I believe the code for this stuff lives in the PA Mach 
source ... If someone would like to volunteer to hack on it... :-)

 > The 425 itself doesn't support the serial port as a console in the rom. the
 > serial ports themselves might possibly be usuable, but I think there're 
 > non-300/400 standard ports.

Be a _little_ more specific ... the 425e doesn't :-)  I've _used_ serial 
console on a 425s before :-)

 > The built-in digital audio is not supported, but I'm trying to get docs out
 > of HP. The same goes for the parallel port. 
 > 
 > The built-in cdrom (if you have one) should work fine. I don't think the
 > built-in floppy drive (if you have one) is supported. 

Andy .. While you're at it, ask about the floppy drive :-)

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