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 <h3><strong>History and Status:</strong></h3>
 
 <p>
-OpenBSD/vax is currently working on expansion of the supported hardware,
-graphics console support, and shared libraries.  The architecture specific
-code is largely based on the NetBSD/vax port with the end result being a
-very comfortable and familiar OpenBSD environment.
+OpenBSD/vax began in early 2000 when architecture specific code was adapted
+from NetBSD's very mature port to these systems. Smaller imports still occur
+as useful changes happen in that OS. However, we are by no means wholly
+derivative; most of the changes below have in fact been backported to NetBSD.
+The result of all this work is an OS environment that is comfortable and
+familiar to any OpenBSD user.
 </p>
 
 <p>
-Significant changes contained in the post 2.8 snapshot:
+<b>Significant changes contained in the post release snapshot:</b>
 </p>
 <ul>
 <li>Support for 16 filesystems per drive. (work by hugh)
 <li>Emulation of the EMODD instruction. (work by bjc)
 <li>Support for KA53 (Cheetah) machines. (work by bjc & hugh)
+<li>Interrupt signals no longer cause ksh subshells to core. (work by bjc)
 </ul>
 
 <p>
-OpenBSD is currently known to run on these vax models:
+OpenBSD runs on a wide variety of VAX hardware, but our inventory
+of systems is limited. We rely on your feedback to know what is supported,
+and what needs work. In fact, after you finish installing and road testing
+your new system, simply running "dmesg |mail dmesg@openbsd.org" helps us to
+confirm what types of hardware people are using. The machines listed on this
+page are known to be working as of the most recent snapshot.
 </p>
 
-<ul>
-<li>vaxstation/microvax 2000
-<li>vaxstation 3100/20
-<li>vaxstation 3100/38
-<li>vaxstation 3100/76
-<li>vaxstation 4000/60
-<li>microvax 3300
-<li>vax 4000/100
-<li>vax 4000/300 
-</ul>
+<table COLS=2 WIDTH="100%">
+<tr VALIGN=top>
+    <td WIDTH="50%">
+	<p>
+	<b>Tested systems:</b>
+	</p>
 
-<p>
-SCSI should be working on the following:
-</p>
+	<ul>
+	<li>VAXstation/MicroVAX 2000
+	<li>VAXstation 3100/20 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
+	<li>VAXstation 3100/38 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
+	<li>VAXstation 3100/76 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
+	<li>VAXstation 4000/60 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
+	<li>MicroVAX 3300 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
+	<li>MicroVAX 3100/90 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
+	<li>VAX 4000/100 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
+	<li>VAX 4000/105 (<font color="#009900">SCSI</font>)
+	<li>VAX 4000/300 
+	</ul>
+    </td>
+    <td WIDTH="50%">
 
-<ul>
-<li>microvax 3300
-<li>vaxstation 4000/60
-<li>vaxstation 4000/vlc?
-<li>most 3100 series vaxstations and microvaxes
-</ul>
+	<p>
+	<b>Projects being worked on:</b>
+	</p>
 
-<p>
-Projects being worked on:
-</p>
-
-<ul>
-<li>vaxstation 2000's hdc9224 (floppy/mfm hard disk controller)
-<li>qbus tk50/tk70 tape drives
-<li>shac dssi support
-<li>VAX 4000-10X support <a href="want.html#vax">(docs and hardware sought)</a>
-</ul>
+	<ul>
+	<li>vaxstation 2000's hdc9224 (floppy/mfm hard disk controller)
+	<li>qbus tk50/tk70 tape drives
+	<li>shared libraries
+        <li>support for new systems as we obtain them
+	<li>graphics console once we find cables and a display...
+	</ul>
  
-<p>
-Known problems:
-</p>
+	<p>
+	<b>Known problems:</b>
+	</p>
 
-<ul>
-<li>optimizer bugs in gcc
-<li>intermittent lance ethernet timeouts
-<li>some signal delivery problems
-</ul>
+	<ul>
+	<li>optimizer bugs in gcc
+	<li>intermittent lance ethernet timeouts
+	<li>pmap issues
+	</ul>
+    </td>
+</tr>
+</table>
 
 <p>
 The current release OpenBSD/vax is 2.8; however, snapshots will be made from time to time.
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 <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
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