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.\" $NetBSD: whatis,v 1.4 2001/07/05 05:03:02 mbw Exp $
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This is the second major release of
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.Nx
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for the \*M platform, including the Apple iBook, iMac, PowerMacintosh, and
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PowerBook models, as well as clones.
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.Pp
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As is usual between releases, the \*M port has had many improvements
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made to it - too many to detail all of them here.
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.Pp
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Numerous new drivers have been added.
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See the supported hardware list for details.
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.Pp
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Some (but not all!) notable \*M-specific improvements include:
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.(bullet
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A simpler install procedure for models released after 1996, which have
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Open Firmware version 3 and only one hard drive. The procedure described
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in this document will no longer render your drive unbootable on these models.
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.It
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Migration to the ELF binary format from a.out.
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You can still use your pre-1.5 a.out applications, though.
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.It
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Support for the latest laptop models which previously required a special
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ADB keyboard patch (the iBook, iBook SE, iBook (Dual USB), PowerBook
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(FireWire), and the PowerBook G4 (Titanium)).
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.It
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Support for the latest iMac machines, the iMac (Early 2001).
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.bullet)
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.Pp
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.Nx \*V
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on \*M is, as usual, also fully backward compatible with old
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.Nx*M
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binaries, so you don't need to recompile all your local programs
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provided you set the appropriate binary compatibility options in your
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kernel configuration.
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