Subject: Re: Removing I386_CPU from GENERIC and INSTALL
To: None <port-i386@NetBSD.org>
From: Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.org.uk>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/31/2006 13:33:19
On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 11:14:42AM -0800, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> >We ship other kernels which are suitable for small machines.  I  
> >propose to remove I386_CPU from the GENERIC and INSTALL kernels.
> 
> I think both suggestions are a good idea.

<flamebait>
I sometimes wonder whether we still need 80386 support at all. You can
get easily get 80486 and even Pentium based systems for free. And old
80386 PCs don't have the charm of e.g. a SPARCstation 2 or an Amiga
which would make it worthwhile to keep them.
</flamebait>

	Kind regards

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://zhadum.org.uk/