A nice list of suggested ports is at:
		http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/#suggested-ports

	If you have good experience with any given CPU then picking
	a machine based on that has obvious advantages.

	Otherwise.. some thoughts - machines available for all:

		psion5: arm based handheld machine - 4-16MB of ram, and
		would make a _very_ nice handheld unix box. If you're
		really serious about this I can probably provide one
		(get it running NetBSD, keep the box :)

		sun386i: i386 based sun machine. Should be able to share
		a lot of code with the sparc and sun3 drivers, plus I know
		someone with a spare machine, and a copy of the original
		SunOS 4.x source, which would make an excellent reference
		:)

		nubus based powermac machines: NetBSD supports the later
		PCI based machines. You'd probably need to port the mac68k
		bootloader (no openfirmware), maybe add some extra code
		for the 601 CPU, and get nubus support also from mac68k.

		Precedence NC: Should be a relatively easy port given
		(I believe) its similarity with existing supported arm32
		boxes.

                David/absolute
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On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Pete Kazmier wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm writing because I want to port NetBSD to something.  This is going
> to be a learning experience for me.  I was hoping that someone on this
> list might be able to provide some suggestions.  
> 
> What platform would provide me with a great learning experience while
> still being feasible for someone that has never done this before?  I
> don't really care if its already been ported, I'm more interested in
> being able to say that I understand the process and did it myself.
> 
> Would it be easier to start off on an embedded system?  Price is also
> a factor, what platform could be used that is also not too expensive.
> I don't want to spend too much.
> 
> I won't be starting for about a month or so due to various reasons but
> I would like to start reading material and have a plan in place before
> I begin.
> 
> Thanks!  I look forward to hearing your responses!
> 
> Pete
> 
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