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<h2><font color="#e00000">Hardware wanted</font></h2>
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The following list outlines hardware that the OpenBSD project could use.
There are a number of reasons why developers need hardware, and it is important
to first of all realize these reasons:
<ul>
<li>To support a specific device, normally one which is more rare or new.
<li>To be part of their development environment
<li>Some types of machines may be different in some way
    (ie. big-endian or unsigned-char) and ensure that developers
    write code more carefully.
<li>That said, space or power may be at a premium for some people
</ul>
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If you do not own these devices, but want to help us, we recommend you
search on <a href="http://www.ebay.com">eBay</a> for the devices.  If
you do the bidding and then get the device shipped to us, it really
helps us.  It is better if developers develop, and skip the bidding process,
since any time saved can be spent on improving OpenBSD instead.<p>

If it is clear which specific developer should be contacted, please do
so directly.  Otherwise contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>
who will pass on the message to whichever developers are in need.<p>

Please be very clear as to where you are located!!  For larger items this
can be very important.

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<h3><font color="#e00000">Specific developers to contact for various reasons</font></h3>
<ul>
<li>miod@openbsd.org and martin@openbsd.org for "older hardware" in Europe.
<li>wvdputte@openbsd.org for shipping assistance inside Europe.
<li>deraadt@openbsd.org for any general offers or questions.
<li>jsg@openbsd.org for any new wireless equipment.
<li>brad@openbsd.org for any new/rare ethernet equipment.
</ul>
If you do not get a response from these developers, please consider
contacting another developer.
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<h3><font color="#e00000">General device requirements.</font></h3>
We try to spread these types of devices around our development community.
<ul>
<li>A few 1U 1Gbit switches with many ports
<li>A 10Gbit switch so we can support 10Gbit one day
<li>Laptops.  These die often enough that our developers need about 2-3
    replacements a year.
<li>Apple Mac powerpc equipment.
<li>Faster &amp; smaller sparc64 machines, for instance 1U rack mount machines
<li>Any amd64 or faster i386 hardware which comes available
<li>Narrow SCSI disk drives of 2GB or more.
<li>Other devices
<li>We generally do not need older and "very common" ISA/PCI equipment, since
    our developers will generally have gotten their hands on these in the
    past.
</ul>
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<h3><font color="#e00000">Specific devices needed by specific developers</font></h3>
<ul>
<li>PCI Express to ExpressCard adapter needed in Melbourne.  Contact jsg@openbsd.org
<li>An WPA/WPA2 and 802.1x capable wireless access point in Melbourne
    (preferably 802.11a capable too).  Contact djm@openbsd.org
<li>A Via C7 or similar system that supports the Padlock crypto instructions
    in Melbourne.  Contact djm@openbsd.org
<li>IBM Workpad z50 w/48MB RAM needed in Chicago.  Contact jolan@openbsd.org
<li>High capacity microdrive (&gt;=2GB) needed in Chicago.
    Contact jolan@openbsd.org
<li>CompactFlash GPRS card such as the Audiovox RTM-8000D needed in Chicago.
    Contact jolan@openbsd.org
<li>umodem/umsm EVDO devices other than the Kyocera KPC650 needed in Chicago.
    Contact jolan@openbsd.org
<li>Elan Digital System U132 USB -&gt; Cardbus Adapter needed in Chicago.
    Contact jolan@openbsd.org
<li>A fast, supported hppa workstation (preferable an HP C360) needed in
    the Netherlands.  Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
<li>An amd64 machine needed for RAID development in Brisbane, Australia.
    Preferably a Sun x4100 or x4200. Contact dlg@openbsd.org
<li>An HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host Bus Adapter with RAID. Contact
    dlg@openbsd.org
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ciss&amp;sektion=4">ciss(4)</a>
    and
    <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&amp;sektion=4">gdt(4)</a>
    RAID cards for bio and bioctl development needed in Austin, Texas, USA.
    Contact marco@openbsd.org
<li>Fast machine with PCIe bus for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mfi&amp;sektion=4">mfi(4)</a> development.  Contact marco@openbsd.org
<li>DG AViiON hardware needed in France.
    Contact miod@openbsd.org
<li>A <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=udcf&amp;sektion=4">udcf(4)</a>
    DCF time receiver and a USB NMEA GPS receiver for
    <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ntpd&amp;sektion=8">ntpd(8)</a>
    timesensor development needed in Hamburg, Germany. Contact henning@openbsd.org
<li>Several developers need SDIO (any function) and SD/MMC memory cards.
    Contact uwe@openbsd.org
<li>A CF- and SDIO-attached GPS receiver and a Loran-C receiver for
    <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nmea&amp;sektion=4">nmea(4)</a>
    development in Basel, Switzerland.  Contact mbalmer@openbsd.org.
<li>A very fast i386 machine (3GHz and up) for ports development and
    ports testing needed in Hamburg, Germany. Contact bernd@openbsd.org
<li>An Option Globetrotter HSDPA/UMTS card and newer Novatel Wireless HSDPA/
    UMTS cards (Merlin U730, U740 and U870) needed for driver development in 
    Oldenburg, Germany. Contact fkr@openbsd.org.
<li>A UPS is needed for multi-architecture infrastructure in Central USA.
    Contact drahn@openbsd.org
<li>73GB+ scsi drives needed in Windsor, Canada. Contact gwk@openbsd.org
<li>USB/RS-232 adapter based on Cypress 7C63743 and/or 7C64013 for hacking on
    <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ucycom&amp;sektion=4">ucycom(4)</a> needed in Washington DC area.  Contact jason@openbsd.org
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