Re: Sun 4/110?

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From: Brian Edmonds
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 1996 00:00

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>>>>> "Curt" == Curt Sampson <curt@cynic.portal.ca> writes:

> In article <4qvkp1$lv8@milo.vcn.bc.ca>, Jay Zhao <zhao@vcn.bc.ca> wrote:
>> What is a Sun 4/110 machine, an old Sparc, or something completely 
>> different? I am thinking if Linux can run on such a machine.

Curt> It is indeed an old Sparc. I'm not sure if Linux will run on it or
Curt> not (they seem to have been concentrating more on the Sun 4c and
Curt> 4m CPUs), but NetBSD currently runs on it.

As of my last understanding, Linux/Sparc does not run on the sun4, but
works on both the sun4c and sun4m.  Development has slowed some over the
summer since SGI hired the main porting god to do a MIPS port for them.

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