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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!newsgate.watson.ibm.com!yktnews.watson.ibm.com!sck From: sck@watson.ibm.com (Scott C. Kennedy) Subject: Re: [386BSD] Microchannel Arch.? Message-ID: <C4EAJI.H47@watson.ibm.com> Sender: sck@watson.ibm.com (Scott C. Kennedy) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1993 13:23:42 GMT Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM. References: <1993Mar22.232632.19599@ra.msstate.edu> <092V1B1w165w@iowegia.dsm.ia.us> Nntp-Posting-Host: biko.watson.ibm.com Organization: IBM T. J. Watson Research Center Lines: 30 In article <092V1B1w165w@iowegia.dsm.ia.us>, s1heins@iowegia.dsm.ia.us (Lee Heins) writes: |> simmons@borg.uucp (David Simmons) writes: |> > Say, is there any way at all to make 386bsd compatible with a |> > PS/2? Just wondering... |> Yes, it is possible... However someone would have to write |> device drivers and modify the kernel to support Micro Channel. Someone (may have already done)/(be still working on) it. |> Since very few non corporate or university entities who would be |> interested in running 386BSD own Micro Channel based machines, it |> is unlikely to happen anytime soon, especially since the PS/2 is |> just not cost effective for most people. Speak for yourself. Alot of colleges receive PS/2 from IBM as gifts or grants and these colleges have a desire, not to mention those IBM employees who have PS/2s either at work or home, AIX is not always our first choice. Bill & Lynne have all the documentation on the Micro-channel and hope to have something soon (maybe in 0.2) If you are seriously interested in helping them, I would suggest contacting them to see if they need help on the system. -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Scott C. Kennedy (sck@watson.ibm.com) | This post does not reflect the intent VLSI Design Group System Administrator | or actions of my employer, nor their IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Facility | intent or actions reflect mine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ agoraphobia (n) - fear of implementing or of being trapped in open systems