an answer for your QUESTION#2

PB550C is limited product for japanese market, so if you want to get it, you must
come to japan, or ask your friends who is connected with japan.


MOTOYOSHI taisuke
moto@optsp.co.jp

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From: 	Nathan Parrish
Sent: 	Thursday, November 28, 1996 10:04 AM
To: 	port-mac68k@netbsd.org
Subject: 	PB5?0 for netbsd

Okay, so I'm looking to blow some money on a laptop in order to make my 4
hour a day commute time more, um, interesting.  I thought about just getting
a pc and installing netbsd or freebsd, but then I remembered how much I hate
pc architecture and decided to spring for a mac pb of some sort (added bonus:
my roommates will actually be able to use one of my machines for something
other than a handwarmer).  
I've searched  through the port-mac68k archive (all 16 megs of it) and I
think I have the general idea of the situation with the 520s, to whit:
they kinda work w/ internal video (no X), though there still seem to be
some problems associated with the FPU-lessness of the 520.  
QUESTION #1:  Suppose I got a 520.  Could I install an FPU in it, and if so,
how hard are the buggers to come by?  (if this is a dumb question, please
bear with -- I've been playing with dec hardware for the last 2 years).
Also, "the gentleman from japan" seems to have had quite good luck with his
550c.  However, looking on the product list at product.info.apple.com, I see
no mention of a 550.  QUESTION #2:  What gives?  
Also, I see that the internal ethernet as well as the nubus ethernet are
either N or ? on the PB5?0's on the machine-status page.  QUESTION #3:  what
has to happen for ethernet support in these guys?
As I said, I've got 4 hours of commute time a day to kill; working on this
type of thing seems like one of the more productive things I could do.
thanks in advance,

Nathan Parrish