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![[OpenBSD]](images/smalltitle.gif)
-
-
Hardware wanted.
+Hardware wanted
+Why do we want your old hardware?
The following list outlines hardware that the OpenBSD project could use.
Some of this is being requested so that developers can improve or add driver
@@ -31,18 +31,25 @@
time going through the bidding process, since any time saved can be
spend on improving OpenBSD instead.
+
Additional Notes
-In each case, please contact
+Notes:
+
+
In each case, please contact
Theo de Raadt
before simply shipping hardware around. (So that we can decide where
-the hardware needs to be shipped to).
+the hardware needs to be shipped to).
+
As an extra incentive, Theo is willing to trade quantities of stickers
+for some of these things.
+
When shipping over International borders, never use UPS regular service,
+because they charge incredible fees for brokerage.
+
-
-ps. as an extra incentive, Theo is willing to trade quantities of stickers
-for some of these things...
+
-
-- Alpha hardware:
+
The want list
+
+
Alpha hardware
- Some alpha hardware in Europe and North America.
- We are especially looking for alphas better than the
@@ -51,12 +58,17 @@
ship OpenBSD/alpha on the 2.6 CDROM (it isn't worth our effort).
-
- i386 gear:
+
i386 gear
- Some sort of x86 In-Circuit-Emulator, for debuggint really hard bugs.
+
- BT445S VL SCSI card.
+
- Intel i82586/i82596-based ethernet cards
+ (i.e. BusLogic Bt763E EISA, Intel Flash32 EISA,
+ Cogent eMaster EM935/EM932 EISA,
+ AT&T StarLAN 10, AT&T EN100)
-
- Sparc gear:
+
Sparc gear
- Some SBUS ultrasparc machines
- Some PCI ultrasparc machines
@@ -69,7 +81,7 @@
- Tadpole S3GX.
-
- PCI gear:
+
PCI gear
- PCI adaptec 789x-based scsi boards
- Adaptec AIC-7890/7891/7895 and AIC-7860 programmers manual
@@ -84,28 +96,24 @@
- A DEC PCI fddi card.
-
- Infrastructure requirements:
+
Infrastructure requirements
- Really fast PC motherboard+cpu combinations. To increase our
development efforts on a continual basis, two of our x86 machines
need to be upgraded about every 4-5 months.
-
- A fast/wide differential scsi drive and cable
- A small FDDI concentrator
- a fairly large UPS (Calgary)
- a medium sized UPS for the OpenBSD mail and lists machine (Boulder Colorado)
- 4 port Keyboard/Video/Mouse switch and cabling
-
- Amiga 68060 card, fit for an A2000 or A3000, preferably with fast scsi
+
Amiga gear
+
+ - Amiga 68060 card, fit for an A2000 or A3000, preferably with fast scsi
and slots for cheap memory.
+
-
- BT445S VL SCSI card.
-
- Intel i82586/i82596-based ethernet cards
- (i.e. BusLogic Bt763E EISA, Intel Flash32 EISA,
- Cogent eMaster EM935/EM932 EISA,
- AT&T StarLAN 10, AT&T EN100)
-
-
- HPPA gear:
+
HPPA gear
- HP 9000 J2x0 w/ two cpus (J210 is HP A4081A, CPU is HP A4278A)
- HP 9000/725/100 (upgrade for 725/50, HP A4146A)
@@ -121,7 +129,7 @@
- Precision I/O Architecture Reference Specification (the latest version)
-
- Motorola mvme68k/mvme88k gear:
+
Motorola mvme68k/mvme88k gear
- MVME172 Single Board Computer. (68060 processor)
- MVME177 Single Board Computer. (68060 processor)
@@ -130,17 +138,18 @@
- 1 to 4 gig Non-Wide SCSI drives. (These would help enormously)
-
- ISAPNP cards. All sorts wanted, including:
+
ISAPNP cards
+ We want as many as possible, so that our ISAPNP support can become
+ very rock-solid. All sorts wanted, including:
- Some NE2000 and SMC ISAPNP cards.
- ISAPNP cards that have IDE connectors.
- WSS audio card.
- CSxxx audio card, that definately has MIDI support.
- We want as many as possible, so that our ISAPNP support can become
- very rock-solid.
-
- PCMCIA: Any bizzare unused devices, including:
+
PCMCIA
+ Any bizzare unused devices, including:
- A number of ISA->PCMCIA bridge cards.
- Xircom RealPort 10/100 ethernet + 56K modem + GSM
@@ -150,7 +159,7 @@
- ATA Flash cards.
-
- Miscellaneous
+
Miscellaneous
- External MII (PHY) interface (HPDB40 connector)
- A MIDI playback device, so that the MIDI support can be kept solid.
@@ -159,10 +168,16 @@
devices in use!
-
- POSIX.1 specifications document
-
+Documentation
+
+ - POSIX.1 specifications document, printed.
+
- Any other major relevant Unix standards document, printed.
+
+
+
+Previously Donated
Since this web page was created in Oct, 1998, people have donated the
following items which we requested here. Those people are listed in
the ranks of our donations page. Thanks!
@@ -196,13 +211,18 @@
Netgear fs509 8*100 + gigabit switch.
Netgear gs504 4-port gigabit switch.
pcmcia 260MB ATA card.
+9GB fast-wide differential scsi disk.
+fast-wide differential scsi cable.
+ISAPNP modem.
+Weird ISAPNP sound card with IDE connector.
+SM81-1 (partial donation from MemoryX (they reduced the price for OpenBSD)
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