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<h2>OpenBSD/sparc</h2> |
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<h3><i>Table of contents</i></h3> |
<h3><i>Table of contents</i></h3> |
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<small><em>"Sparc" logo by Gary Snow.</em></small> |
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<h3><strong>History:</strong></h3> |
<h3><strong>History:</strong></h3> |
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An important note about OpenBSD/sparc is that it is designed so that |
An important note about OpenBSD/sparc is that it is designed so that |
a single kernel can run on <b>ALL</b><sup>(1)</sup> sparc machines. Whereas |
a single kernel can run on <b>ALL SUPPORTED</b> sparc machines. Whereas |
SunOS and Solaris have always had separate `kernel architectures', ie. sun4, |
SunOS and Solaris have always had separate `kernel architectures', ie. sun4, |
sun4c, and sun4m, the same `GENERIC' OpenBSD kernel will run on all the |
sun4c, and sun4m, the same `GENERIC' OpenBSD kernel will run on all the |
supported models. |
supported models. |
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<li>Bring back OpenBSD/sparc features from older code. |
<li>Bring back OpenBSD/sparc features from older code. |
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<sup>(1) sun4u ("Ultra") would probably not conform to this model, and have |
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