[openbeos] Re: OpenBeOS Kernel porting ?
- From: "Donovan Schulteis" <deej@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 18:44:48 -0500
> Should OpenBeOS R1/R2 be made with 64-bits processors in
> mind?!?(G5 / Intel Itanium / Sparc /etc)
>
> So it doesn´t take too much time to get on the 64-bits
> train when it starts rolling faster (used in the mass
> consumermarket ) ;-)
From the NewOS pages:
--
Current Ports
Intel IA-32 (x86) - Tested on desktops through 4-way servers
Sega Dreamcast - Hitachi SH-4
--------
Planned Ports
iMac - G3/G4 based Apple products
SGI Indy - MIPS R5000 based Indy in 32- and 64-bit mode -- in progress,
boots
Sun Blade 100 - UltraSPARC IIe in 64-bit mode
DEC Multia - Alpha
Amiga 3000 - M68030
Atari Falcon - M68030
--
So it would only then become an issue of drivers. Plus, as I think was
mentioned before, Travis would probably be glad to port to other
platforms if given the hardware to do it.
I have a couple of Blade100s (and 1000s) here at work, I should start
learning how to code drivers, eh? :P
Deej
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