VAX has been a supported OpenBSD architecture since early 2000, when code was synchronized with NetBSD's port. Being the second architecture to run BSD Unix (in 1979!), it seems appropriate that these venerable vaxen should still have a modern OS. The codebase is mostly from Berkeley, with contributions of free code from Digital, Mt Xinu, NetBSD, OpenBSD and others. Development is ongoing, and changes are shared among VAX hackers even to this day. The result of this work is an Operating System that is stable and familiar to any OpenBSD user.
Significant changes post 3.0:
Significant changes between 2.9 and 3.0:
Significant changes between 2.8 and 2.9:
OpenBSD runs on a wide variety of VAX hardware, but our personal inventory of systems is limited. OpenBSD/vax may actually run on your machine even if it's not listed here, and we rely on your testing and feedback to keep this list up to date. After you finish installing your new system, consider running "dmesg |mail dmesg@openbsd.org" to help us determine what types of hardware people are using.
Tested systems:
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Projects being worked on:
Documentation we're looking for:
Known problems:
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In addition to formal releases, snapshots that reflect our current work are available for download from the ftp mirrors, and a mailing has been set up at vax@openbsd.org. To join the OpenBSD/vax mailing list, send a message body of "subscribe vax" to majordomo@OpenBSD.org. Please be sure to check our mailing list policy before subscribing.
The OpenBSD/vax port maintainers are Brandon Creighton and Hugh Graham.