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<h2><font color=#e00000>alpha</font><hr></h2>

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<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History and Status:</strong></font></h3>

<h3><font color="#0000e0">History and Status:</font></h3>

<p>The OpenBSD/alpha port was begun in the summer of 1996 by using

code from the NetBSD/alpha port which was begun by Chris Demetriou

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port maintainer, help out the project for a while and step up to the

job.</p>

<h3><font color=#0000e0><strong>Projects (in no particular order):

<h3><font color=#0000e0>Projects (in no particular order):</font></h3>

</strong></font></h3>

<ul>

<li>Testing more platforms and peripherals, to find what issues are remaining

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<li>Improve X11 support

</ul>

<h3><font color=#0000e0>Install media:</font></h3>

A number of install options exist:

<ul>

Booting off the CD provides an El Torito 2.88MB floppy image that contains

drivers for the most popular devices found in alpha hardware. This also

includes minimal USB support (storage devices, keyboard and some ethernet

adapters).<br>

For the latest list of drivers available on this image, take a look at the

RAMDISKBIG</a> config file.<p>

<li><strong>Floppy A:</strong><p>

This 1.44MB floppy image supports the following alpha hardware:

<ul>

<li>AlphaStation 200, 250, 255, 400

<li>AlphaStation 500, 600

<li>AXPpci33 based machines, such as the ``Noname'', UDB, and Multia

<li>EB164 based machines, such as the PC164, 164SX and 164LX

<li>Personal Workstation (Miata)

</ul><br>

It contains support for the on-board devices found on these machines, however

due to lack of place there are only few other drivers. In particular, this

floppy lacks cdrom support and won't allow you to install from cdrom media.<p>

<li><strong>Floppy B:</strong><p>

This 1.44MB floppy image supports the following alpha hardware:

<ul>

<li>Alpha Processor, Inc. UP1000

<li>XP1000, 264DP, DS10, and DS20

</ul>

It contains support for the on-board devices found on these machines, however

due to lack of place there are only few other drivers. In particular, this

floppy lacks cdrom support and won't allow you to install from cdrom media.<p>

</ul>

<p>

Use the method that works best for you.

<h3><font color=#0000e0><strong>Supported Hardware:</strong></font></h3>

<p>Because of the changes that are currently being made to alpha, the

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<li> API UP2000, UP2000+ (mostly because we don't have any to test on.)

<li> DECpc AXP150 (2000/300) systems (EISA-bus PC-like systems)

<li> AlphaServer systems, other than models 400 and 500, which seem to be disguised AlphaStation machines.

<li> Alpha XL systems.

<li> Alpha XL systems. (No SRM)

<li> DEC 4000, 7000, and 10000 systems (FutureBus+ and XMIBus based).

<li> EB64+ based systems.

<li> Samsung 164BX/UX. (No SRM)