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NetBSD/i386 On IBM PS/2 (MCA) Machines

Posted by timothy on from the everything-old-is-new-again dept.

Jaromir Dolecek writes: "The support on NetBSD for these old IBM boxes has reached the point where it's useful for general work and should provide stable multiuser service. The NetBSD/i386 installation tools were also updated to support installation on this type of machines. The next NetBSD formal release will include all this support. Until then, it's available through NetBSD/i386 binary snapshots of the development branch. For further information, see the original announcement, the NetBSD site and NetBSD/i386 on IBM PS/2 page. Besides the hobbyist and enthusiast value of this project, the general support for MCA (MicroChannel Architecture) bus will also be used within upcoming NetBSD RS/6000 port, since quite a few of IBM RS/6000 boxes have MCA bus too."

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  1. You're on crack. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    PS/2s and the MCA bus have nothing, nothing, to do with Open Firmware and Macs.