Subject: Re: Free HP300 components for NetBSD/hp300 developers
To: Michael Wolfson <mw34@cornell.edu>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-hp300
Date: 03/03/1999 10:32:03
	Would you mind having this info added to:

	http://www.netbsd.org/contrib/hardware.html

		David/absolute

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On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Michael Wolfson wrote:

> I've amassed quite a variety of hp300 hardware that I don't really need.
> I'd be willing to "fund" the following projects with appropriate hardware
> or RAM upgrades (roughly in order of importance):
> 
> wscons
>    X11R6.3 server
>    domain keyboard/mouse support (400 series)
> 
> port to hp300 the new installer (as seen in other NetBSD ports)
> 
> Machine Independent SCSI (400 series)
>    support for more DAT drives
>    support for CD-Audio
>    fix problems with quantum drives
> 
> standalone drivers
>    support for bootp/dhcp in bootloader to replace bootparams/rarp
>    overhaul of standalone ethernet driver (fix nfs errors)
>    overhaul of standalone scsi driver (to better support st devices)
>    overhaul of standalone ct driver (to support streaming tape drives)
> 
> overhaul of rd driver (performance, support more models of drives)
> 
> Machine Independent sz (serial)
>    fix hangs with serial terminals
> 
> parallel port support (400 series)
> 
> ISA support (400 series)
> 
> overhaul of ppi interface (plotter on hpib)
> 
> support for more DIO-II framebuffers (98705)
> 
> SGC support (400s)
> 
> floating point accelerator for 370 (98248B)
> 
> I'd also be willing to sell a bunch of stuff to non-developers (to help pay
> for shipping of stuff I donate), such as RAM, HIL keyboards, HIL mice.
> 
> I've also got monitors, hard drives, and complete systems, but I'm not
> willing to ship those -- I'm just a poorly paid grad student in Ithaca, New
> York (so if you live nearby we can work something out).
> 
> Let's see some action around here!  Some of us live and die by our hp300s
> (for lack of faster hardware).
> 
> Please respond by private email.
> 
>   -- MW
> 
>