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1.1       deraadt    15: <h2>OpenBSD/hp300</h2>
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                     18: <h3><strong>History and Status:</strong></h3>
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1.8       downsj     21: OpenBSD follows in the footsteps of 4.4BSD by supporting the hp300; most
                     22: types of machine are supported with 68020 or better processors, along with
                     23: SCSI and HPIB storage devices.
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                     25:
                     26: <p>
1.8       downsj     27: OpenBSD/hp300 runs 8k pagesize executables natively (the first operating
                     28: system for the hp300 to do so), maintaining the standard binary format
                     29: used by all other OpenBSD m68k platforms.
                     30: </p>
                     31:
1.13    ! downsj     32: <p>
        !            33: The hp300 port has now also switched to the regular config(8) for kernel
        !            34: configuration.  This enables the port to support things like
        !            35: <i>User Kernel Config</i> and, in the future, the generic SCSI sub-system.
        !            36: </p>
        !            37:
1.8       downsj     38: <hr>
1.9       downsj     39: <h3><strong>Supported Hardware:</strong></h3>
                     40:
                     41: <p>
                     42: <ul>
                     43: <li>CPUs:
                     44: <ul>
                     45: <li>68020-based: 318, 319, 320, 330, and 350.
1.12      downsj     46: <li>68030-based: 340, 345, 360, 370, 375, and 400<sup>(1)</sup>.
                     47: <li>68040-based: 380, 425<sup>(1)</sup>, and 433<sup>(1)</sup>.
1.9       downsj     48: </ul>
                     49: <li>Disks:
                     50: <ul>
                     51: <li>Most HP-IB/CS80, including: 7912, 7914, 7933, 7936, 7937, 7945, 7957,
                     52: 7958, 7959, 2200, and 2203.
1.12      downsj     53: <li>SCSI-I<sup>(2)</sup>, including magneto-optical and CD-ROM.
1.9       downsj     54: </ul>
                     55: <li>Tape drives:
                     56: <ul>
                     57: <li>Low-density HP-IB/CS80 cartridge: 7914, 7946, and 9144.
                     58: <li>High-density HP-IB/CS80 cartridge: 9145.
                     59: <li>HP-IB/CS80 1/2": 7974A, 7978A/B, 7979A, 7980A, and 7980XC.
                     60: <li>SCSI: HP DAT, Exabyte, and SCSI QIC drives such as the Archive Viper.
                     61: </ul>
                     62: <li>RS232 interfaces:
                     63: <ul>
                     64: <li>98644 built-in and add-on card single port (dca).
                     65: <li>98642 4-port (dcm).
                     66: <li>98638 8-port (dcm).
                     67: </ul>
                     68: <li>Network interfaces:
                     69: <ul>
                     70: <li>98643 built-in and add-on LAN cards.
                     71: </ul>
                     72: <li>Displays:
                     73: <ul>
                     74: <li>98544, 98545, and 98547 color and monochrome Topcat.
1.10      downsj     75: <li>98548, 98549, 98550, and A1416A color and monochrome Catseye.
1.9       downsj     76: <li>98700 and 98710 Gatorbox.
                     77: <li>98720 and 98721 Renaissance.
                     78: <li>98730 and 98731 DaVinci.
                     79: <li>A1096A monochrome Hyperion.
                     80: </ul>
                     81: <li>Input devices:
                     82: <ul>
                     83: <li>General interface supporting all HIL devices: keyboard, 2 and 3 button
1.12      downsj     84: mice<sup>(3)</sup>, and ID module.
1.9       downsj     85: </ul>
                     86: <li>Miscellaneous:
                     87: <ul>
                     88: <li>Battery-backed real-time clock.
                     89: <li>98624 built-in HP-IB interface.
                     90: <li>98625A and 98625B `fast' HP-IB interface.
                     91: <li>98658A built-in and add-on SCSI interface.
                     92: <li>Printers and plotters on RS232 and HP-IB.
                     93: <li>SCSI autochanger.
                     94: </ul>
                     95: </ul>
                     96: </p>
                     97: <p>
1.12      downsj     98: <sup>(1)</sup> 400-series machines configured for <i>Domain/OS</i> are not fully
1.9       downsj     99: supported, notably, the keyboard doesn't work and the ROMs must be in
                    100: <i>HP-UX mode</i> in order to boot the system.
                    101: <br>
1.12      downsj    102: <sup>(2)</sup> SCSI-II drives are known to work, though this may require
1.9       downsj    103: changing a jumper on some drives.  See your disk's documentation for details.
                    104: <br>
1.12      downsj    105: <sup>(3)</sup> Serial mice connected to a <i>HIL to quad</i> converter are also
1.9       downsj    106: known to work.
                    107: </p>
                    108: <h3><strong>Notable Unsupported Hardware:</strong></h3>
                    109:
                    110: <p>
                    111: <ul>
                    112: <li>SGC bus on the 425e, and all associated displays.
1.11      downsj    113: <li>310 and all other 68010 based systems.
1.9       downsj    114: </ul>
                    115: </p>
                    116:
                    117: <hr>
1.8       downsj    118: <p>
                    119: <a href=ftp.html>Snapshots are made available from time to time.</a>
                    120:
                    121: <p>
                    122: The maintainer of the hp300 port is Jason Downs,
                    123: <a href=mailto:downsj@openbsd.org>&lt;downsj@openbsd.org&gt;</a>.
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1.12      downsj    127: <p>
                    128: <center><strong>WARNING:</strong> this operating system is rated 100% HP
                    129: free.  Parents are strongly cautioned.</center>
                    130: </p>
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