OpenBSD/pica

=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/www/Attic/pica.html,v retrieving revision 1.3 retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 --- www/Attic/pica.html 1996/05/06 10:32:05 1.3 +++ www/Attic/pica.html 1996/05/20 23:17:32 1.4 @@ -1,11 +1,24 @@ - + + OpenBSD/pica + + + + + + + + + + +

OpenBSD/pica

-History and Status:

History and Status:

The early history is not very clear. Apparently the first work was done by CMU as part of their Mach project. The initial hardware was the DEC R2000/R3000-based Decstations. This code was later used by @@ -15,31 +28,43 @@ reliable, or complete. Compiler toolkit problems have plagued the port because the standard a.out executable format is an imperfect match to the MIPS architecture. +

Per Fogelstrom became familiar with the code after porting it to a home-built IDT R3081 based board. Subsequently he added R4400 support when porting it to the MIPS R4400 Acer PICA board. Willowglen Singapore purchased a second PICA board for Theo de Raadt so that he could improve the port for use as a development system for an internal -project. Since then Theo and Per have gotten ethernet and a few other +project. Since then Theo and Per have had ethernet and a few other small projects working. +

The Acer PICA is a dead platform. Acer no longer makes the machine, but even worse the machines are very rare. The main reason to work on this port is because there are a multitude of other MIPS-based machines -- eventually this code will be useful on another machine. +

The people working the most on OpenBSD/pica currently consists of -Per Fogelstrom, and Theo de Raadt. Of course others are very welcome! +Per Fogelstrom, and Theo de Raadt. Of course, others are very welcome! +

Where to get it?

-Where to get it?

Send mail to Theo de Raadt and Per Fogelstrom. +

www@openbsd.org -
$OpenBSD: pica.html,v 1.3 1996/05/06 10:32:05 deraadt Exp $ +
+$OpenBSD: pica.html,v 1.4 1996/05/20 23:17:32 fn Exp $ + + +