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version 1.63, 1999/03/17 20:25:50

version 1.64, 1999/03/19 20:39:53

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complete and reliable emulation. Chuck Cranor ported the sun4c code to

the 8KB pagesized Sun4 architecture, and Theo merged this code in a

way that would allow the same kernel and programs to run on either

sun4c or sun4 machines (unlike Sun's seperate kernel environments).

sun4c or sun4 machines (unlike Sun's separate kernel environments).

This last change also required a rewrite of the device configuration

code. Just after the NetBSD/sparc 1.0 release, Peter Galbavy wrote an

ESP scsi device driver as a replacement for Chris' sparc-specific scsi

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<li> sun4m: older systems with Viking (TMS390Z55) processor modules

without external cache chips, aka SuperCache, aka MXCC, aka PAC.

<li> sun4m: with Ross HyperSparc processor modules

<li> sun4m: with Ross CY601/605 processor modules

<li> sun4d: SPARC Server 1000, SPARC Center 2000 -- XD-Bus vs. M-Bus,

MP issues.

<li> sun4u (<a href="sparc64.html">sparc64</a>): UltraSPARC 64-bit machines.