=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/www/sparc.html,v retrieving revision 1.16 retrieving revision 1.17 diff -u -r1.16 -r1.17 --- www/sparc.html 1997/04/30 22:18:22 1.16 +++ www/sparc.html 1997/05/26 07:03:57 1.17 @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@

OpenBSD/sparc can be reasonably described as a continuation of the NetBSD/sparc development with improvements. The current status is -somewhere between under development and ready for gneral use, in that +somewhere between under development and ready for general use, in that it does support many of the Sparc based systems and their peripherals, and can be quite reliable depending on the system configuration and usage. @@ -99,9 +99,10 @@

-The installation tools and process as of the 2.0 release are currently not -in user-friendly form, as most developers short-cut the process from running -SunOS or OpenBSD systems. This situation is currently being improved. +The installation tools and process as of the 2.1 release are greatly +improved over previous releases of OpenBSD. OpenBSD/sparc can be installed +or upgraded via floppy boot images on sun4c and sun4m, miniroot images +for machines without floppies (and sun4 machines).


@@ -116,26 +117,27 @@
  • sun4c: the SS1, SS1+, IPC, SLC, SS2, IPX, and ELC
  • sun4: the 4/100, 4/200, and 4/300
  • sun4m machines: at least the LC, LX, 4, 5, 10, and 20. A few cpu - combinations do not work reliably. + combinations do not work reliably, as well as a few odd memory + configurations.
  • Typically it works on faithful clones of these machines

    Supported devices. This list of basically declares that any `stock' sun4c "sparcstation" machine will probably work; for sun4 machines one must be more careful.

    @@ -183,7 +189,7 @@ OpenBSD www@openbsd.org
    -$OpenBSD: sparc.html,v 1.16 1997/04/30 22:18:22 deraadt Exp $ +$OpenBSD: sparc.html,v 1.17 1997/05/26 07:03:57 johns Exp $