At 09:10 PM 2/15/97 -0500, Daniel Pouzzner wrote:
>What degree of runtime binary compatibility with OSF/1/DU will this
>newfangled ELF netbsd-alpha stuff have?

None.  Digital UNIX still uses ECOFF.

>Here's my big question: given that a stabilized ELF netbsd-alpha is
>installed and running (currently hypothetical), can I run DEC's X
>server with a powerstorm 4D20 framebuffer, using binary emulation?
>Will the powerstorm work as a console, or will I need a weenie
>framebuffer to boot?  I'm just trying to plan ahead; I've been stuck
>with a sparc IPX (netbsd-1.1) for almost a year now and it's time to
>get something faster, but I'm not going to move on without a
>reasonable expectation that the parts are all there and fit together.

No.  Neither.  Your best chance is to get the TGA server upgraded to
understand the TGA2.

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