Subject: Re: Notes on NetBSD/arc
To: None <port-mips@netbsd.org>
From: Noriyuki Soda <soda@sra.co.jp>
List: port-mips
Date: 03/25/1999 12:00:21
> The Caseo Casiopeia(sp?) E-11 has a Vr4111 with 8M RAM, plus CF slot.
> Likewise with a machine from Everex.  The Velo tablet hpc/pro (16M
> with 1024x768x256 colors) has a MIPS processor of some flavor in it,
> as do many of the first generation hpcs (NECmobile pro series, etc).
> While lacking FP and a couple of instructoins, these machines are
> starting to be very attractive in terms of cost/benefits.  One can get
> the E-11 for approx $250 (less if you hunt a lot), which makes it an
> ideal candidate for a port.  The biggest difference between these
> machines and the ARC is the boot sequence.  Otherwise they can be
> viewed as the next generation of ARC chipset machines since most of
> their functionality is built into the CPU or chipset tightly coupled
> to the CPU.

Porting to these machines is ongoing (based on NetBSD-current Jan 1999).
This is not yet completed, so not ready to commit this back to NetBSD,
but source snapshot is available on
	ftp://ftp.jp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-jp/hpcmips/

If you have any question, please contact to
"pbsd-mg2@bronze.is.titech.ac.jp", primary language in this
mailing-list is Japanese, but it is OK to send English mail to this list.
--
soda