Subject: Re: Why not on Mac II FX?
To: zucca@augustea.it, Mailing List MacPort NetBSD <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Ken Nakata <kenn@eden.rutgers.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 02/16/1996 00:18:07
> this is the first time I look at Mac-NetBSD and I would like to know =
> why this open OS doesn't run on Mac II FX.

Because Apple wouldn't let us know how to program directly the
hardware.  It is imperative for us to know how to access the hardware
directly, because we do not use the ROM for the device drivers except
the ADB.  The reason for lack of implementation is the lack of
documentation. 

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Would you mind *not* using iso-8859-1 8-bit characters in e-mails?  It
is discouraged to use 8-bit characters in the Internet email messages
(RFC number slipped away from my brain).  Thanks.

ken