On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:45:27 -0600
seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach) wrote:

> (This isn't really about either port.  Or it's about both.)
> 
> I have an interest in running a faster/more modern x86 box.
> 
> However, I also need to run Java, and so far as I can tell, Linux
> compatibility, and thus the sun JDK, aren't working yet on amd64.
> 
> Is it possible to just run NetBSD/i386 on a 64-bit processor and ignore
> the extra features?
> 
> -s


Yes, it seems to work just fine. I'm using it right now. 
I have also set up 4 server class machines this way.

There has been a lot of progress on linux emulation 
for the amd64 port lately, but as I understand it, it's not 
finished just yet. 

Harry Waddell
Caravan Publishing