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.\" $NetBSD: whatis,v 1.13 1999/05/07 03:30:44 ender Exp $
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.Nx \*V
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is the fifth
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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 number of kernel changes enable support for several previously
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unsupported systems (such as the LC and Performa 470-series,
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570/580-series, and 630-series Macs).
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.It
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Support for 800KB floppy drives has been added (i.e. machines that
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include the IWM or SWIM, but not the SWIM II or SWIM III)
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.It
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IBM-compatible MBR handling has been integrated to enable MS-DOS
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partition support
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.It
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The
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.Xr mac68k/adb 4
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driver has undergone a major revamp.
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.It
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A number of bugs affecting II-series systems have been fixed.
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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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