Re: 68040 LUNA-II support committed

[Jeff McMahill <jmcm%ri.cmu.edu@localhost>]

On 11/13/2011 04:30 AM, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
> christos@ wrote:
> 
>>> I've committed several fixes for LUNA-II support:
>>> http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/source-changes/2011/11/12/msg028833.html
>>> and now LUNA-II can run NetBSD/luna68k, including mono X.
>>
>> How many of those physically exist today?
> 
> Not sure.
> 
> At least one user still has one original LUNA (black model),
> and another has two LUNAs, one LUNA-II and LUNA-88K.
> 
> There were two more reports about running NetBSD/luna68k (~1.5?)
> on the Japanese NetBSD list in 2000, but I don't know if
> they still has the machines.
> 
> Probably some more might be in sheds if they are not scrapped yet
> because I guess LUNA was an unforgettalbe machine for certain
> programmers in early 1990s.
> 
> ---
> Izumi Tsutsui
> 

I have a whole pile of LUNA-88Ks that are waiting patiently
for NetBSD/luna88k... :-)
Some day...

It's good to see their cousins getting some attention though!

  -Jeff