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version 1.25, 1997/06/18 03:42:15

version 1.26, 1997/06/25 19:11:48

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An important note about OpenBSD/sparc is that it is designed so that

a single kernel can run on ALL sparc machines. Whereas SunOS and

a single kernel can run on ALL(1) sparc machines. Whereas

Solaris have always had separate `kernel architectures', ie. sun4, sun4c,

SunOS and Solaris have always had separate `kernel architectures', ie. sun4,

and sun4m, the same `GENERIC' OpenBSD kernel will run on all the supported

sun4c, and sun4m, the same `GENERIC' OpenBSD kernel will run on all the

models.

supported models.

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<li> Floppy drives:

<ul>

<li> sun4c floppy disk drive

<li> sun4c and sun4m floppy disk drive

</ul>

<li> Serial ports:

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<ul>

<li>bwtwo - black and white

<li>cgthree - 8-bit color, unaccelerated

<li>cgsix - 8-bit color, accelerated (GX, GX+, TGX, TGX+) Should probably work with most faithful emulations/clones of SBus cgsix..

<li>cgsix - 8-bit color, accelerated (GX, GX+, TGX, TGX+) Should probably work with most faithful emulations/clones of SBus cgsix.

</ul>

<li> 4/200 on-board bwtwo

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</ul>

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(1) sun4u ("Ultra") would probably not conform to this model, and have

it's own kernel port.

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