Re: sun2 and playstation2 ports to be moved into Attic

James Birdsall <[email protected]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:20:17 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.sun2,gmane.os.netbsd.ports.playstation2,gmane.os.netbsd.current
Message-ID <[email protected]>
John Nemeth wrote:
> On Apr 4, 11:42pm, David Holland wrote:
> } However, that assumes one still exists somewhere.
>   
I have an operational 2/120 with NetBSD 4.0 loaded on it. Once upon a 
time, this machine was the authoritative website for the Sun Hardware 
Reference, back when I was still working on the SHR. The machine could 
still do that, but now that I'm in an apartment I can't justify the 
power/heat/noise load of running a 2/120 versus what it can do.

I'm thinking of giving it and the 2/50 (VME-based, not supported by 
NetBSD at all) away. The 2/120 is never going back into service -- I can 
still find a production use for a Sun-3, but not a -2 -- and the 2/50 
doesn't have a current OS it can run; they belong in a museum somewhere, 
or a real collection, not moldering in my closet.

> } What's different between it and other m68k ports? I've never seen a
> } clear explanation.
>
>      No idea.
>   
Can the 68010 support PIC?

--James Birdsall