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From: tom@uniserve.com (Tom Samplonius)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Running NetBSD on a Sun 3/80
Date: 21 Jan 1996 01:49:09 GMT
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In article <4dmto1$cc8@tzlink.j51.com>, bspring@j51.coml says...
>
>I was given a Sun 3/80 minus a working os.  I was told that I could run NetBSD
>on it, but I looking at the FAQ it says that a 3/80 isn't supported.  So
>which is more current/correct information?  If it isn't supported, will it
>be sometime in the future?  Would we be talking weeks/months/years?

  The FAQ is correct.  Only Sun3 architecture is supported, not Sun3x (3/80).

  It may be available in the future.

Tom