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From: rdeiriar@ing.puc.cl (rdeiriar)
Subject: Re: NetBSD, FreeBSD or Linux on IBM AMBRA platform?
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Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1993 15:47:37 GMT
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David W. Smith (dwsmith@uncle-sam.llnl.gov) wrote:
> I've just recently read about the new IBM company called AMBRA. They
> are manufacturing some new machines based on an IBM manufactured Intel
> processor called the 486 Blue Lighting. I believe they also produce a
> machine with a model number D466E/VL with is an Intel 486DX2 66
> EISA/VESA LB system.
> Now the my question -- Does any one know or have tried to get NetBSD,
> FreeBSD, or Linux running on this machine? I am interested in two of
> their models they are the D466BL/CD and the D466E/VL machines. The
> first is a 5 slot ISA system with 2 VESA LB slots and built in SCSI
> and 10BaseT ethnet. The second model is 7 slot EISA/2 VESA LB and a S3
> video accelerator. There was no mention of a SCSI controller or of
> ethernet.
> I know these are new machines so there is probably not a good chance someone
> has tested this configuration yet, but I thought I would ask anyways.
> What about AIX? Does IBM have a Intel port?
Since the ambra line seems to be a very standard `clone` linux and/
386bsd will probably run fine (! I haven`t tried it out cause there
are no ambras out here...) , youl better wait till somenoe does
the experiment for you.
About AIX , there is an intel port (version 1.3 i`think) that runs
on microchannel and ISA (EISA) machines. The AIX for isa / eisa
acesses the hardware (video , HD and so on) trough a V86 task
making it compatible with almost anything. THE BIG PROBLEM IS $$$
If you have the money you`ll be better of with solarisX86 2.1
or with he very cheap (U$ 166) Unix from Unix system Laboratories
(the inventors of unix) now on the hands of Novell.
Hope it helps.
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* Roberto de Iriarte Kirsinger *
* Civil Engineering School , Catholic University, Santiago Chile *
* email to rdeiriar@malloco.ing.puc.cl *
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