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 OpenBSD/mac68k runs on many of the Motorola 680x0-based Apple Macintosh  OpenBSD/mac68k used to run on many of the Motorola 680x0-based Apple Macintosh
 computers.  computers.
 It requires a Motorola 68020, 68030, or a 68040 processor.  If you have a  It used to require a Motorola 68020 or better processor, with an external
 68020, it will also need a Motorola 68851 PMMU (note that this is  Motorola 68851 PMMU in case of a 68020.
 different from the 68881, which is an FPU).  
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   <strong><font color="#e00000">The OpenBSD/mac68k port has been
   discontinued</font></strong> after the 5.1 release.
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 <p>  <p>
 There is currently no maintainer for the mac68k port, although  There is currently no one working on bringing this port back to life.
 others are definitely welcome to contribute!  The source code is still available in the CVS Attic, and code can be found in
   NetBSD as well.
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 <ul>  <ul>
   <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>    <li><a href="#history">History of the port</a>
   <li><a href="#status">Current status</a>  
   <li><a href="#projects">Project list</a>  
   <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a>    <li><a href="#hardware">Supported hardware</a>
   <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/mac68k</a>    <li><a href="#install">Getting and installing OpenBSD/mac68k</a>
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 <p>  <p>
 The mac68k port of OpenBSD was derived from NetBSD/mac68k, and it  The mac68k port of OpenBSD was derived from NetBSD/mac68k, and it
 used to support most of the same hardware as NetBSD.  used to support most of the same hardware as NetBSD.
   </p>
   
 <p>  <p>
 Active building and testing of OpenBSD/mac68k was discontinued after  Active building and testing of OpenBSD/mac68k was discontinued after
 OpenBSD 4.6 due to lack of interest with developers and builder.  OpenBSD 4.6 due to lack of interest with developers and builder.
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 <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Current status:</strong></font></h3>  
   
 <p>  <p>
 All hardware listed in the  Eventually the lack of a proper firmware interface, requiring the use of a
 <a href="#hardware">supported hardware</a> section below should boot  MacOS application as the bootloader, with little or no possibility of updating
 multi-user, and support enough of the on-board devices to be generally  this application to match progress in OpenBSD (let alone rebuild it with a
 usable.  free software toolchain) convinced the developers to give up supporting this
   port, and remove the code from the tree.
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 <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Projects (in no particular order):  
 </strong></font></h3>  
   
 <p>  
 <ul>  
   <li>Support more devices.  
   <li>Repair X support  
 </ul>  
   
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 <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>  <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></font></h3>
   
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 <h4>Supported models</h4>  <h4>Supported models</h4>
   
 <p>  <p>
 OpenBSD/mac68k runs on a large part of the 680x0-based Macintosh  OpenBSD/mac68k used to run on a large part of the 680x0-based Macintosh
 computers.  computers.
 The kernel itself has support for the following processor combinations:  The kernel itself had support for the following processor combinations:
 <ul>  <ul>
   <li>68020 with 68851 PMMU and 68881 FPU    <li>68020 with 68851 PMMU and 68881 FPU
   <li>68030 with 68882 FPU    <li>68030 with 68882 FPU
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 The following Macintosh models are supported and tested.  The following Macintosh models used to be supported and tested.
 This means that at least the SCSI controller, serial console and on-board  This means that at least the SCSI controller, serial console and on-board
 ethernet will function on these models.  ethernet would function on these models.
 On some of these machines, a full 68040 CPU is required to replace the  On some of these machines, a full 68040 CPU was required to replace the
 default 68LC040 CPU.  default 68LC040 CPU.
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>Classic family: SE30  <li>Classic family: SE30
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 <h4>Untested systems</h4>  <h4>Untested systems</h4>
 The following Macintosh models are untested and/or lack support for major  The following Macintosh models used to be untested, and/or lacked support for
 subsystems. It is very likely that many of these system don't work at all.  major subsystems.
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>Classic family: Color Classic, Classic II  <li>Classic family: Color Classic, Classic II
 <li>Macintosh II family: Mac II, IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIsi, IIfx, IIvi, IIvx, Performa 600  <li>Macintosh II family: Mac II, IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIsi, IIfx, IIvi, IIvx, Performa 600
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 <p>  <p>
 The latest supported OpenBSD/mac68k release is  The last supported OpenBSD/mac68k release was
 <a href="46.html">OpenBSD 4.6</a>.  <a href="51.html">OpenBSD 5.1</a>.
 Here are the  </p>
 <a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.6/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k">  
 OpenBSD/mac68k 4.6 installation instructions  
 </a>.  
   
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