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.\" $NetBSD: whatis,v 1.14 2002/07/08 14:42:51 lukem Exp $
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.Nx \*V
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is the seventh major release for the \*M.
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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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Enable support for DHCP net booting in the standard kernels,
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and try bootp/DHCP before bootparams during net booting.
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.It
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Support for Sun 4/400 machines.
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.It
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Provide 32-bit sun4u (UltraSPARC) kernels.
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.It
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Support inter-processor interrupts and DDB on SMP systems.
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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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