On Wed, 2005-06-08 10:41:56 -0400, Mike Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an IBM 42T. It's a PowerPC but with microchannel (MCA). Is there any > way to make it useful for Linux? I have read that there is no MCA support in
Right now: no. > Linux, I've read that the 42T won't work as a result. I've also read that > Debian has limited MCA support .... ...but this MCA support is IBM PS/2 specific. > So, one last time: Can I run Linux on a 42T? Not right now, but a friend of me is (slowly) working on getting a Bull Escala up'n'running. It's still at the disassemble-all-the-ROMs phase so you need to be patient (or help disassembling/hacking). > And a bonus questions: Can I run anything else (besides AIX) on a 42T? Maybe NetBSD, but that's only a guess. MfG, JBG -- Jan-Benedict Glaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] . +49-172-7608481 _ O _ "Eine Freie Meinung in einem Freien Kopf | Gegen Zensur | Gegen Krieg _ _ O fuer einen Freien Staat voll Freier Bürger" | im Internet! | im Irak! O O O ret = do_actions((curr | FREE_SPEECH) & ~(NEW_COPYRIGHT_LAW | DRM | TCPA));
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