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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.
</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><em>Narrow SCSI</em> disk drives of 2GB or more, 3.5" size.
    (Narrow SCSI means 50pin).<br>
    Many developers are running out of these drives, which are needed
    to continue supporting older hardware.<br>
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<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>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>A PCI bus analyser would be really useful for working on undocumented hardware,
    required in Melbourne, Australia.
    Contact jsg@openbsd.org
<li>Powermac G5 with PCI Express for driver development/macppc testing
    in Melbourne, Australia.
    Contact jsg@openbsd.org
<li>UltraSPARC III machine with PCI Express for driver development/sparc64
    testing in Melbourne, Australia.
    Contact jsg@openbsd.org
<li>A battery (slim or extended) for an IBM X40 laptop
    in Melbourne, Australia. Contact djm@openbsd.org.
<li>CompactFlash GPRS card such as the Audiovox RTM-8000D needed in Madison, WI.
    Contact jolan@openbsd.org
<li>umodem(4) based EVDO device needed in Madison, WI.
    Contact jolan@openbsd.org
<li>Elan Digital Systems U132 USB -&gt; Cardbus Adapter needed in Madison, WI.
    Contact jolan@openbsd.org
<li>A Fibre Channel DB9 Copper GBIC.
    Contact dlg@openbsd.org
<li>An amd64 machine needed for RAID development in Brisbane, Australia.
    Preferably a Sun x4100 or x4200.
    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>Several developers need SDIO (any function) and SD/MMC memory cards.
    Contact uwe@openbsd.org
<li>Two CF- and SDIO-attached GPS receiver and devices that provide exact time
    information for timedelta sensor related development radio clock in Basel,
    Switzerland and Edmonton, Alberta.
    Contact mbalmer@openbsd.org and ckuethe@openbsd.org.
<li>Two <a href="http://www.bwi.com/prod/572922">MiniPCI GPS Receivers</a>
    for timedelta sensor related development in Edmonton, Alberta and Basel,
    Switzerland. The appropriate antenna and MiniPCI-to-PCI adapters would
    also be useful.
    Contact ckuethe@openbsd.org and mbalmer@openbsd.org
<li>Serial attached GPS receivers with pulse-per-second outputs and weather-
    resistant enclosures in Edmonton, Alberta and Basel, Switzerland.
    Requested models include Magellan AC12, NovAtel SuperStarII Smart Antenna
    and Garmin GPS18/LVC and the Garmin GSP18 5 Hz models.
    Contact mbalmer@openbsd.org and ckuethe@openbsd.org.
<li>A high capacity battery for an IBM X40 laptop is needed 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>A Vodafone mobile connect 'super 3G' USB modem, an Option GT 3G+ and 
    newer Novatel Wireless HSDPA/UMTS cards (Merlin U730 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
<li>SCSI tape changers (libraries) for hacking on 
    <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ch&amp;sektion=4">
    ch(4),</a>
    <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&amp;sektion=4">
    st(4)</a>
    and related utilities needed in Alberta, Canada.
    Contact beck@openbsd.org.
<li>PATA/SATA drives needed for ATA development in Moscow, Russia
    or really anywhere else in Western Europe.
    Contact grange@openbsd.org
<li>A fast Alpha machine (preferably a AlphaServer DS20L) needed in Vienna,
    Austria.
    Contact martin@openbsd.org
<li>An Intel PRO/10GbE CX4 Server Adapter (PXLA8591CX4) needed in Calgary, Canada.
    Contact deraadt@openbsd.org
<li>Any Intel
    <a href="http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/Q965_Q963/index.htm">Q965</a>
    or <a href=http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/G965/index.htm>G965</a>
    chipset-based (e.g. with integrated graphics) machine, needed for hacking on
    X hardware acceleration support in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
    Contact dim@openbsd.org
<li>Marvell based SDIO Wireless cards and other Marvell based adaptors
    needed in Switzerland.
    Contact claudio@openbsd.org or mglocker@openbsd.org
<li>Two UltraSPARC-II 450MHz CPUs and additional RAM for an Enterprise 420R
    needed in Zurich, Switzerland.
    Contact claudio@openbsd.org
<li>Any device (monitor or projector) able to output a 1728x2304 image,
    sync on green, with either a 13W3 or an HD15 connector needed in Toulouse,
    France.
    Contact miod@openbsd.org, short-term loan acceptable.
<li>An amd64 with more than 4 GB RAM for hacking on large memory support
    in i386 and amd64, needed in London, UK.
    Contact tom@openbsd.org.
<li>One or two NetXen NX2031 10G NICs (like the HP NC510C/F) for hacking on a
    driver, needed in Hannover, Germany.
    Contact reyk@openbsd.org.
<li>A 10G switch (CX4 or 10GBaseT) for 10G hacking, needed in Hannover, Germany.
    Contact reyk@openbsd.org.
<li>Any speech synthesizer devices such as DECTalk, DoubleTalk or Dolphin Apollo.
    Contact deanna@openbsd.org.
<li>A Soekris board and case, and a power supply needed in Brussels, Belgium.
    Contact xsa@openbsd.org.
<li>6-pin Firewire devices, especially 3.5" hard disk enclosures, needed in
    Oldenburg, Germany. Contact fkr@openbsd.org.
<li>A 1000baseLX SFP and LC to SC single mode fiber-optic cable needed in
    Assen, the Netherlands.
    Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
<li>A USB 2.0 to SATA + IDE (2.5 / 3.5 / 5.25") Cable Adapter needed in
    New York City, USA.
    Contact ray@openbsd.org.
<li>A large LCD monitor needed in New York City, USA.
    Contact ray@openbsd.org.
<li>A Sun 1" SPUD bracket (PN 540-3024) needed in the Netherlands.
    Contact kettenis@openbsd.org.
<li>A battery and a power supply for an IBM Thinkpad X40 is needed in Munich, Germany.
    Contact markus@openbsd.org
<li>GPS receiver with PPS (pulse per second), e.g. Garmin GPS 18 LVC,
    needed in the Netherlands.
    Contact otto@openbsd.org.
<li>USB Touchscreens are needed to work on calibration support in
    Toulouse, France and Budapest, Hungary. Contact matthieu@openbsd.org
    and robert@openbsd.org.
<li>Zaurus C3000/C3100/C3200 in Illinois.  Contact drahn@openbsd.org.
<li>Zaurus C3100/C3200 in Calgary.  Contact deraadt@openbsd.org.
</ul>
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<h2><font color="#e00000">Software wanted</font></h2>
<ul>
<li>Licenses for recent Maple for Linux, or Mathematica, or similar
    software. I no longer use these for regular work, but I would be willing
    to try and make sure it can be installed seamlessly through the ports
    tree.
    Contact espie@openbsd.org
</ul>
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