NetBSD/distrib/notes/pmax/hardware

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.Ss2 Supported machines
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.Tn DECstation
2100 and 3100, also known as
.Em pmin No and Em pmax
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.Tn DECsystem 5100
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Personal DECstations (5000/20, /25 and /33) also known as
.Em MAXINE
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DECstation 5000/120, /125, and /133, also known as
.Em 3MIN
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DECstation 5000/200, also known as
.Em 3MAX
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DECstation 5000/240 and DECsystem 5900, also known as
.Em 3MAXPLUS
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DECstation 5000/50, 5000/150, 5000/260 (and DECsystem 5900-260) \- R4000
and R4400 variants of the
.Em MAXINE, 3MIN No and Em 3MAXPLUS
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.Ss2 Unsupported machines
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DECsystem 5400 and 5500 (Q-bus based systems, similar to the Vax
.Em Mayfair No \&or Em Mayfair II ,
but with an r2000a or r3000 cpu instead of a CVAX cpu.)
.It
DECsystem 5800 (xbi-based multiprocessor, a Vax 6200 with
Vax CPU boards replaced with Mips cpu boards)
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.Pp
The minimal configuration requires 8 MB of RAM and ~60 MB of disk space.
To install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to run
X or compile the system, more RAM is recommended, as
.Nx
with 8 MB of RAM feels like
.Tn Ultrix
with 8 MB of RAM - slow.
Note that until you have around 16 MB of RAM, getting more RAM is more
important than getting a faster CPU.
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.Ss2 Supported devices
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DECstation 2100 and 3100 baseboard video
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one-bit mono or 8-bit pseudocolor frame buffers.
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DECstation 5000 series TurboChannel video
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PMAG-DV Personal DECstation baseboard 1024x768 frame buffer
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PMAG-BA 1024x768 8-bit color frame buffer
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PMAGB-BA 1024x768 8-bit color frame buffer
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PMAG-AA 1280x1024 four-bit greyscale frame buffer
.It
PMAG-C (PX) 2D 8-bit accelerated frame buffer.
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PMAG-D (PXG) 3D 8-bit accelerated frame buffer.
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PMAG-E (PXG+) 3D 24-bit accelerated frame buffer.
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PMAG-F (PXG+ Turbo) 3D 24-bit accelerated frame buffer.
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All supported DECstation video produces sync-on-green.
Be sure to use either a DEC-compatible fixed-sync monitor
or a multisync monitor that supports sync-on-green.
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Serial ports
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ttya and ttyb (can be used as console if needed)
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Ethernet
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on-board AMD Lance ethernet
.Pq Em le0 ,
.It
TURBOchannel AMD Lance ethernet cards
.Pq the Em PMAD
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SCSI
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on-board
.Tn DEC
.Em sii
SCSI controller (2100 and 3100)
.It
on-board
.Em asc
SCSI controller (5000 series machines)
.It
TurboChannel
.Em asc No SCSI controller
.Pq the Em PMAZ
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.Tn DEC
LK-201 (or compatible) keyboard
.It
.Tn DEC
.Em hockey puck
or compatible mouse
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.Ss2 Unsupported devices
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Q-bus based DECsystems
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PrestoServe NVRAM on DECsystem 5100 and 5000/2xx machines
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Audio drivers for Personal DECstation machines
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Floppy driver for Personal DECstation machines
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TurboChannel audio hardware (LoFi)
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.(Note
The primary obstacle to supporting the above is non-availability of sample
hardware for development.
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