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.\" $NetBSD: hardware,v 1.8 1999/05/04 03:38:40 simonb Exp $
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NetBSD/pmax \*V runs on the following classes of machines:
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DECstation 2100 and 3100, also known as
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.Em pmin No and Em pmax
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Personal DECstations (5000/20, /25 and /33) also known as
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.Em MAXINE
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DECstation 5000/120, /125, and /133, also known as
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.Em 3MIN
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DECstation 5000/200, also known as
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.Em 3MAX
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DECstation 5000/240 and DECsystem 5900, also known as
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.Em 3MAXPLUS
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DECstation 5000/50, 5000/150, 5000/260 (and DECsystem 5900-260) \- R4000
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and R4400 variants of the the
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.Em MAXINE, 3MIN No and Em 3MAXPLUS
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NetBSD/pmax \*V does
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.Em not
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(yet) run on these machines:
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DECsystem 5100 (an r3000-based cousin of the DECstation 3100)
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DECsystem 5400 and 5500 (Qbus-based systems, similar to the Vax
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.Em Mayfair No \&or Em Mayfair II ,
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but with an r2000a or r3000 cpu instead of a CVAX cpu.)
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DECsystem 5800 (xbi-based multiprocessor, a Vax 6200 with
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Vax CPU boards replaced with Mips cpu boards)
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The minimal configuration requires 8M of RAM and ~60M of disk space.
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To install the entire system requires much more disk space, and to run
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X or compile the system, more RAM is recommended. (NetBSD with 8M of
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RAM feels like Ultrix with 8M of RAM.) Note that until you have
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around 16M of RAM, getting more RAM is more important than getting a
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faster CPU.
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.Pp
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Supported devices include:
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DECstation 2100 and 3100 baseboard video
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one-bit mono or 8-bit pseudocolour 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 colour frame buffer
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PMAGB-BA 1024x768 8-bit colour frame buffer
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PMAG-AA 1280x1024 four-bit greyscale frame buffer
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. (Note
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All supported DECstation video produces sync-on-green.
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Be sure to use either a DEC-compatible fixed-sync monitor
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or a multisync monitor that supports sync-on-green.
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. Note)
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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
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TURBOchannel AMD Lance ethernet cards
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SCSI:
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on-board DEC
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.Em sii
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SCSI controller (2100 and 3100)
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on-board
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SCSI controller (5000 series machines)
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TurboChannel
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DEC (LK-201 or compatible) keyboard
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DEC
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.Em hockey puck
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or compatible mouse
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Hardware the we do
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.Em not
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currently support, but get questions about from time to time:
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Q-bus DECsystem machines
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DECsystem 5100 machines
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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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PMAG-C 2-D (PX) and other accelerated framebuffers (PXG, PXG+ and
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PXG+ Turbo) with onboard i860 processors
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.(Note
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the primary obstacle to support of all but the very
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last item is non-availability of sample hardware for development.
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The primary obstacle for the i860-based framebuffers is that there
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is no documentation on the accelerator board. There is support
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for the PX and PXG framebuffers in NetBSD-current after NetBSD 1.4.
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.Note)
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