On Sat, 04 Apr 1998 15:14:04 -0800 
 Jonathan Stone <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU> wrote:

 > >It's not like very much of the code will be shared, and that which will be
 > >shared will be trivial.
 > 
 > The console attach semantics for some models appear to be identical.
 > Most of the rest of the code would be shared.

you're wrong, but that's because you've been looking at the OLD SCC DRIVER,
which has incorrect console attach semantics for the alpha!  (This is why
the DEC 3000s still need to use the PROM console!)

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