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From: ikb_macd@ece.concordia.ca (Keith MacDonald)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Supported Mac Models ?
Date: 8 Dec 1994 05:08:13 GMT
Organization: ECE - Concordia University
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A NetBSD/mac68k faq states:
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Supported models:
Mac II
Mac IIx
Mac IIcx
Mac IIci
Mac SE/30
Supported devices on all of the above systems include:
Internal SCSI bus and most SCSI tapes, hard drives, and CD-ROMs
Internal sound--enough to beep, anyway
Most basic NuBUS video cards (there have been some
problems with some 24-bit color cards)
Both internal serial ports
ADB keyboards and mice
Some systems will boot and are usable from an external terminal
(serial tty or SL/IP):
Mac IIsi
Mac IIvx
possibly others
What isn't supported, but often asked about:
Ethernet cards. There is a driver that is very close to working
for a number of cards. Contributions are very welcome.
68040-based Macs. Work is in progress on getting a Quadra 700
running. This requires a new scsi driver and a new
ethernet driver.
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I have a IIvx and wonder what is implied by "usable from an external
terminal".
Curiously, in the credits at the end of the document is:
Peter Siebold for lending his IIvx in support of ADB and IIvx
internal video.
Can someone in the know please clarify what the limitations are
when using a IIvx?
Thanks,
Keith
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Keith MacDonald Computer Engineering
ikb_macd@ECE.concordia.ca Concordia University
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~ikb_macd/addr.html Montreal, QC, Canada