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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!convex!convex!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!arctic.urban.uiuc.edu!hsuan From: hsuan@arctic.urban.uiuc.edu (Hsuan Lu) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: NetBSD on Sun Sparcs ? Date: 22 Aug 1994 04:47:59 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 17 Message-ID: <339alv$knh@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: arctic.urban.uiuc.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi, Is there a net group or mailing list for NetBSD on Sparc ? I tried to install NetBSD_1.0_Beta on sparc and got some problems. The reason I would like to try NetBSD is that I think it will boost the performance of a Sparc 1+ running 4.1.3 now. I have a BSDI box with DX-2/66,16MB RAM which compiles Motif GUI C codes ~ 15% faster than a Sparc-10 (TI,TMS390Z50,32mb RAM,OS 4.1.3) both in unloaded situation (51 vs. 60 sec), and it takes 145 sec on the Sparc 1+. Just wondering what performance gain I would get if I use NetBSD. I know BSDI's Sparc port is coming out, but just couldn't wait........ :) Any pointers, comments, helps are appreciated.