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SCSI controllers and input devices, |
SCSI controllers and input devices, |
certain stability issues. |
certain stability issues. |
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This project was started in one of those days when the only |
This project was started in those days when the only |
open source operating systems for HP PA-RISC computers were |
open source operating systems for HP PA-RISC computers were |
<a href="http://www.cs.utah.edu/projects/flux/lites/html">Lites</a> and |
<a href="http://www.cs.utah.edu/projects/flux/lites/html">Lites</a> and |
<a href="http://www.osf.org/mall/os/pa-mklinux">MkLinux</a>. |
<a href="http://www.osf.org/mall/os/pa-mklinux">MkLinux</a>. |
These two sources were a major supply of information and |
These two sources were a major supply of information and |
code for initial development of the OpenBSD/hppa port. |
code for initial development of the OpenBSD/hppa port. |
The <a href="http://www.cs.utah.edu/~mike/hpbsd/hpbsd.html">HPBSD</a> |
<a href="http://www.cs.utah.edu/~mike/hpbsd/hpbsd.html">HPBSD</a> |
is encumbered by HP proprietary code and USL licensing and is |
is encumbered by HP proprietary code and USL licensing and is |
not publicly available. |
not publicly available. |
One of the major direct benefits from previous porting efforts |
One of the major direct benefits from previous porting efforts |
(besides the code, of course ;) is |
(besides the code, of course ;) is |
support for HP PA-RISC in GCC and binutils, which allowed quick |
support for HP PA-RISC in GCC and binutils, which allowed quick |
build of cross-tools environment for development. |
building of a cross-tools environment for development. |
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Later on HP decided to sponsor a |
Later on HP decided to sponsor a |
<a href="http://www.parisc-linux.org/">Linux</a> port to PA-RISC |
<a href="http://www.parisc-linux.org/">Linux</a> port to PA-RISC |
machines which actually resulted in some proprietary documentation |
machines which actually resulted in some proprietary documentation |
release, even they target different class of 9000 machines. |
release, even though they target a different class of 9000 machines. |
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<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported Hardware:</strong></font></h3> |
<h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported Hardware:</strong></font></h3> |