Subject: Re: What processor does the Classic use?
To: David A. Gatwood <marsmail@globegate.utm.edu>
From: G. Evans <gevans@televar.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/28/1997 10:57:25
On Mon, 28 Apr 1997, David A. Gatwood wrote:
> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 12:09:19 -0500 (CDT)
> From: "David A. Gatwood" <marsmail@globegate.utm.edu>
> To: port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG
> Subject: What processor does the Classic use?
>
I believe that (if memory serves me correctly) the Classic runs a 68020
processor.
-Greg
>
> I'm assuming the Mac Classic (not II) isn't supported, since it's not
> listed on the pages at puma. It was built after the SE/30, right?
> So it's a 68030, I assume, right? Has anyone tried NetBSD on one?
> Recently? I know that'd be dog slow, but we have one just sitting here
> (in the Foreign Language Computer Lab). I thought if it were usable, I'd
> let it take some load off our MkLinux box.... ;-)
>
> (Somewhere in the back of my mind, I think I remember something from a few
> months ago on this, but it's been ages. And BTW, whatever happened to
> the "not working and will likely never be == IIfx" part of the machine
> status list? :-)
>
>
> David
>
>
-Greg Evans (gevans@televar.com)
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