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From: thorpej@lestat.nas.nasa.gov (Jason R. Thorpe)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: is netbsd available for Sun-3x (3/80 and 3/400 series) machines yet
Date: 8 Sep 1995 00:19:03 GMT
Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation Project - NASA Ames
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In article <42h7t5$hgo@orb.apana.org.au>,
Craig Dewick <cdewick@orb.apana.org.au> wrote:

>I'm aware that netbsd for the Sun-3 machines exists already, but is there
>a version for the Sun-3x machines? Why I ask is that I have 2 Sun-3x's
>here at the moment (a working 3/80 and a soon-to-be-working-I-hope 3/480),
>with another 3/80 coming. I want to run SunOS on the beast (ie. the 3/480)
>and one of the 3/80's and netbsd on the second 3/80. 

It's not there yet.  A couple of folks that I know of _want_ to work
on it, but lack of time seems to be common with them now-a-days.  To
my knowledge, there isn't any 3x glue in the Sun 3 port at all.

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