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The powerpc port was first imported into OpenBSD at the end of 1996. -Portions of the kernel port came from the NetBSD/macppc port, and the -userland and build ports came from Dale Rahn. +Portions of the kernel came from the NetBSD/macppc port, and the +userland and build pieces came from +Dale Rahn.

Dale added ELF binary support, and then work with Per Fogelstrom continued on general driver support for the next few releases. Support was added for OpenFirmware, VI Power4e boards, MCG Powerstack -machines, Dec 21040, VGA terminal support, and so on. +machines, DEC 21040, VGA terminal support, and so on.

In 1998, the focus shifted towards the Apple machines, and Dale Rahn started work to make the range of iMacs and PowerMacs work with this port. Due to this, official powerpc releases were not made for the 2.6 and 2.7 releases as work continued. A number of compiler loader issues were resolved, -a lot of iMac driver support was added, and compatibility with older systems +iMac driver support was added, and compatibility with older systems was withdrawn to fully concentrate on the Apple machines.

-And now, the 2.8 release at the end of 2000 will be including -an official powerpc port. +As of the 2.8 release there will be official releases for the powerpc port +again.

Supported Hardware:

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Machines