Subject: Re: NetBSD and Axil 245
To: NetBSD/sparc Discussion List <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 07/31/2000 15:06:02
On July 31, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> >   NetBSD/sparc runs fine on the Axil 245.  It's a fairly faithful
> > clone of the SS5.  Very nice machines.
> 
> "fairly faithful?"
> 
> Though I've not ever compared them side-by-side before, it's my
> understanding that most Axil gear is using copyrighted Sun board masks.

  Nope...the 245 is a very different physical design.

> I've got on of their ss20 clones here and it does have the Sun copyright
> on the motherboard, but I've not compared it side-by-side with a real
> ss20 to see if they are indeed identical.....

  The SS20 machines (Axil 320) are much closer to real Sun
hardware...maybe even identical; it's been a while.

    -Dave McGuire