1999-01-13 10:30:01 +03:00
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.\" $NetBSD: whatis,v 1.12 1999/01/13 07:30:06 ross Exp $
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.Nx \*V
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is the fourth
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.Dq real
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release of
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.Nx
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for the 68k-based Macintosh.
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.Pp
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For the mac68k port,
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.Nx \*V
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brings a number of improvements:
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.Bl -bullet
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.It
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A host of new drivers and kernel changes enable support for
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many 68040-based Macintosh systems.
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.It
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Many previously unsupported 68030-based Macintoshes are now working.
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.It
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Support for SONIC (DP83932) and MACE (Am79C940) Ethernet controllers
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has been added (via the "sn" and "mc" devices).
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.It
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The
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.Xr mac68k/ae 4
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driver for DP8390-based Ethernet cards now handles more
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NuBus ethernet cards.
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.It
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The
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.Xr mac68k/grf 4
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video driver supports many more NuBus video cards and
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most onboard video configurations.
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.It
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The serial driver code has been converted to use the machine
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independent driver. This change enables the use of cdtrcts flow
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control, but support for externally clocked serial ports is still
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incomplete.
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.It
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The
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.Xr mac68k/adb 4
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driver now supports the ADB hardware on most Mac models,
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and a wider variety of third party mice and trackballs are handled
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as well.
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.El
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There is still a lot of work to be done and help is welcomed. Please jump in!
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.Nx \*V
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on mac68k is, as usual, also fully backward compatible with old
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.Nx
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mac68k binaries, so you don't need to recompile all of your local programs.
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