Subject: Re: HPC port?
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Paul Evans <paule@shadowfax.martex.gen.oh.us>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/16/1997 20:12:53
On Tue, 16 Dec 1997, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Dec 1997 01:43:30 -0500 (EST)
> Paul Evans <paule@shadowfax.martex.gen.oh.us> wrote:
>
> > Has anyone (is anyone) investigating the feasibilty of a NetBSD port to
> > the Handheld Windows CE computers?
> >
> > I would have thought they would be too small in terms of mass storage.
> > But, with a FLASH card, I don't see why it's not possible.
>
> That would be interesting... Don't most of the handhelds use Hitachi SH
> processors?
As far as I know they're pretty evenly split between thw SH3 and the Mips
based Nwc VR4100 and Philips PR3910
>
> Providing they have an MMU, it should certainly be possible.
I belive they all do User/privledged mode, so they're begging for a real
OS ;)
>
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