Re: Linux 64 bit - Trillium

From: Riley Williams (rhw@MemAlpha.cx)
Date: Sun Mar 05 2000 - 17:58:43 EST


Hi Oliver.

>>> Have I missed something out?!

>> AT&T's Hobbit processor. Matsushita's MN10300. Fujitsu
>> FR30. Sun MAJC. Notional Semidestructors 32016. Jeff Dike's
>> usermode port. Linux/L4. mkLinux. There are some m68k
>> machines which aren't included yet like sun3, next and
>> apollo DN. pc532 (see www.netbsd.org). The i860 and i960.
>> Transputers. Sun's 386-based workstations. Sequent SMP
>> machines. Pyramid. IBM Romp. Sony NEWS.

> Retro-ports, while fun, don't make a whole lot of practical
> sense. You rapidly reach a point where maintaining an old
> machine is more expensive than buying a new one. Emulators,
> on the other hand...

Agreed...

Now, who was working on the port for the Sinclair ZX-81 ???

Best wishes from Riley.

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