Subject: Re: A few questions about the VAXstation 4000/96
To: Jonas Ohlsson , <port-vax@netbsd.org>
From: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 09/12/2002 17:15:08
At 05:11 PM 9/12/2002, Jonas Ohlsson wrote:
>Hello,
>I have recently acquired a VAXstation 4000/96, and I am wondering a bit
>about the status of NetBSD support for this particualr machine. I find the
>FAQ and other sources of information somewhat ambiguous.
>The model information document says that the 4000/90 system is supported,
>but it also mentions support for the 4000/96 CPU. OpenBSD is supposedly
>confirmed to work on this machine, but I prefer NetBSD. :)

It just looks like a faster 4000/90.  Shouldn't be a problem.  The
VS4000/90, 90A, 96 are all same except for CPU speed.

>I also find it somewhat hard to believe that OpenBSD supports a machine
>that NetBSD doesn't. ;)

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