Subject: Re: 11/750 issues
To: None <ragge@ludd.luth.se>
From: Johnny Billquist <bqt@update.uu.se>
List: port-vax
Date: 12/10/2002 18:25:22
On Sat, 7 Dec 2002 ragge@ludd.luth.se wrote:

> > a. Who else here has a 750?  Is it up and running NetBSD?  Are you
> > willing to provide me with advice directly?
> > 
> I have one that I have used for testing NetBSD for ~8 years. Unfortunately
> one of the power supplies are broken right now, but I plan to fix it.

Want any spares?

> > b. The DMF-32 is not listed as supported hardware, but I saw a reference
> > to it in files.vax.  Is it actually supported?
> > 
> Yes and no. The driver from 4.4BSD is ported to NetBSD, but the licence
> issues are not yet solved, so the code cannot be in the tree.

Does anybody know if the license issues are actively being worked on?
It would be much nicer to be able to have this in the tree.
(And I'd also love to be able to get the DEC MSCP driver code released).

> > c. I see no reference to the TU-80 tape drive.  I presume it is not
> > supported then (and not just called something else), right?
> > 
> I have vague memory that the TU80 has the same interface as the TS11,
> but my memory may be weak. Anyway, if this is the case then it is 
> supported by the ts driver.

It's the same as the TS11.

	Johnny

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