Thanks, but I don't need the machines; I already have a /400 to play
with :-) (and /500, /300 and /200 :-) I hope to get someone to help 
me out with writing the support...

-- Ragge

> Anders, 
> 
> I don't believe I have more time to spend on this than a private
> beta-tester would. I am drowning in other exciting work. I know
> everyone does. Oh, I see you are in Sweden, that's too bad, so
> shipping one of the VAXen would probably be too expensive. My 
> idea is that I distribute two VAXen to two people who would commit 
> to doing the work of getting that port out.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Gunther
> 
> Anders Magnusson wrote:
> > 
> > Hi!
> > 
> > NetBSD on 6000 machines is "close-to-running". The CPU support for the
> > /400 is finished, it's just the XMI stuff (and following device support)
> > that is missing.
> > 
> > Unfortunately it's difficult to get HW docs for those machines;
> > I think the best source of info is the header files in Ultrix.
> > 
> > If you are willing to work with 6000 I can try to help you as much
> > as I can and have time to.
> > 
> > -- Ragge
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am going to be the proud owner of a VAX 6000-400 machine.
> > > But I haven't seen that NetBSD runs on this one. How hard
> > > do you think it will be to make it run? I know quite a bit
> > > about the BSD kernel but know about nothing regarding the
> > > VAX. So I appreciate any hints on how I should best approach
> > > this project.
> > >
> > > Also, I have my hands on two more VAX 6000-400 machines that
> > > need to go ASAP. I would like to "donate" them to whoever
> > > would get NetBSD up and running on them.
> > >
> > > Please respond ASAP today or this weekend, since I have to
> > > arrange for rescuing the machines before they go to the
> > > junk yard.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Gunther
> > >
> 
> -- 
> Gunther Schadow, M.D., Ph.D.                    gschadow@regenstrief.org
> Medical Information Scientist      Regenstrief Institute for Health Care
> Adjunct Assistent Professor        Indiana University School of Medicine
> tel:1(317)630-7960                         http://aurora.regenstrief.org
>