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 <font color="#0000ff"><i>Open</i></font><font color="#000084">BSD</font></a>  <i>Open</i><b>BSD</b></a>
 <font color="#e00000">pmax</font>  pmax
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 OpenBSD/pmax used to run on a large set of the Digital MIPS-based DECstation and  OpenBSD/pmax used to run on a large set of the Digital MIPS-based DECstation and
 DECserver family. These machines were the counterpart of the <a  DECserver family. These machines were the counterpart of the <a
 href="vax.html">VAX-based VAXstations</a>,  href="vax.html">VAX-based VAXstations</a>,
 until the <a href="alpha.html">Alpha</a> line was ready.  until the <a href="alpha.html">Alpha</a> line was ready.
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 <strong>The OpenBSD/pmax port was discontinued after the 2.7 release.</strong>  <strong>The OpenBSD/pmax port was discontinued after the 2.7 release.</strong>
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 <a name="history"></a>  <h3 id="history"><strong>History:</strong></h3>
 <h3><font color="#0000e0"><strong>History:</strong></font></h3>  
   
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 The pmax port of OpenBSD was started by Thomas Graichen shortly before the  The pmax port of OpenBSD was started by Thomas Graichen shortly before the
 OpenBSD 2.0 release, based on the NetBSD/pmax sources. It was then slowly  OpenBSD 2.0 release, based on the NetBSD/pmax sources. It was then slowly
 brought in shape, becoming self-hosted, and moving to ECOFF, then ELF  brought in shape, becoming self-hosted, and moving to ECOFF, then ELF
 binaries.  binaries.
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 A few releases later, Thomas Graichen stopped working on this port, and  A few releases later, Thomas Graichen stopped working on this port, and
 nobody stepped in. The port was slowly left in oblivion, with no new code and  nobody stepped in. The port was slowly left in oblivion, with no new code and
 hardly any bugfixes, although releases were still being made.  hardly any bugfixes, although releases were still being made.
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 A timid effort was made after the 2.7 release to revive the port, but  A timid effort was made after the 2.7 release to revive the port, but
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 long time, and development went on hiatus again. When the problem was finally  long time, and development went on hiatus again. When the problem was finally
 fixed, it was decided however to stop supporting it and remove the code from the  fixed, it was decided however to stop supporting it and remove the code from the
 tree.  tree.
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 <a name="hardware"></a>  <h3 id="hardware"><strong>Supported hardware:</strong></h3>
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 <h4>Supported models</h4>  <h4>Supported models</h4>
   
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 <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/pmax:</strong>  <strong>Getting and installing OpenBSD/pmax:</strong>
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 The last supported OpenBSD/pmax release was  The last supported OpenBSD/pmax release was
 <a href="27.html">OpenBSD 2.7</a>.  <a href="27.html">OpenBSD 2.7</a>.
 It is not available on ftp sites anymore, but releases up to 2.3 were  It is not available on ftp sites anymore, but releases up to 2.3 were
 available on CD.  available on CD.
   
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