Subject: Re: Sun 4/4xx support? Tadpole 2???????
To: DP <dp@recycled.net>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/10/2000 16:48:18
	Can anyone get technical information from Tadpole?

		David/absolute

On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, DP wrote:

> SPARCbook 2's have a completely different PROM structure that, well,
> whatever it is, it ain't OpenBOOT. :) From what I understand, someone
> would have to take on the project of writing interface routines to
> that PROM before any work can really be done.
> 
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, NetBSD Bob wrote:
> 
> > Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:38:39 -0500 (EST)
> > From: NetBSD Bob <nbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
> > To: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
> > Cc: port-sparc@netbsd.org
> > Subject: Re: Sun 4/4xx support?  Tadpole 2???????
> > 
> > > 	Out of curiosity, what 32bit sparc machines exist that are not
> > > 	supported by NetBSD/sparc?
> > > 	
> > > 	sun4e, sun4/600? Tadpole sparcbook 1 or 2?
> >                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^      ^
> > 
> > Would love to see something on those sparcbook 2 critters.  I have a
> > pair of them and solaris 1.1.1 is a bit long in the tooth.
> > 
> > Bob
> > 
> > 
>