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<h2>OpenBSD/i386</h2> |
<h2>OpenBSD/i386</h2> |
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<h3><strong>History and Status:</strong></h3> |
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<h3><font color=#0000e0>History and Status:</font></h3> |
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The i386 port has quite a few architecture specific changes from the |
The i386 port has quite a few architecture specific changes from the |
NetBSD/i386 port, but the major ones are: |
NetBSD/i386 port, but the major ones are: |
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<h3>Installation with Other Operating Systems:</h3> |
<h3><font color=#0000e0>Installation with Other Operating Systems:</font></h3> |
The OpenBSD/i386 port can be installed to share the system disks with |
The OpenBSD/i386 port can be installed to share the system disks with |
other operating systems such as MSDOS, Windows or Linux using the MSDOS |
other operating systems such as MSDOS, Windows or Linux using the MSDOS |
MBR/partition scheme and an optional boot selector. Everyday operation is |
MBR/partition scheme and an optional boot selector. Everyday operation is |
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See the Installation Notes for more details. |
See the Installation Notes for more details. |
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<h3>Binary compatibility with other Operating Systems:</h3> |
<h3><font color=#0000e0>Binary compatibility with other Operating Systems:</font></h3> |
The OpenBSD/i386 port can run Linux, FreeBSD, BSD/OS, |
The OpenBSD/i386 port can run Linux, FreeBSD, BSD/OS, |
SVR4 (including Solaris), and IBCS2 binaries. |
SVR4 (including Solaris), and IBCS2 binaries. |
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<h3>Supported Hardware:</h3> |
<h3><font color=#0000e0>Supported Hardware:</font></h3> |
The OpenBSD/i386 port works across a broad range of standard PC's and clones, |
The OpenBSD/i386 port works across a broad range of standard PC's and clones, |
with a wide variety of processors and I/O bus architecures. It can be expected |
with a wide variety of processors and I/O bus architecures. It can be expected |
to install and run with minimal difficulty on most current products. |
to install and run with minimal difficulty on most current products. |
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<h3>Unsupported Hardware</h3> |
<h3><font color=#0000e0>Unsupported Hardware</font></h3> |
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<li> "Micro Channel" MCA bus used in many IBM PS/2 models. |
<li> "Micro Channel" MCA bus used in many IBM PS/2 models. |
<li> NCR 5380-based SCSI host adapters. |
<li> NCR 5380-based SCSI host adapters. |