Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Michael K. Johnson" <> | Subject | Re: port to i960 | Date | Wed, 23 Oct 1996 13:39:17 -0400 |
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Michael Griffith writes: >What desktop-class machines use the i960? I'm only familar with its use >in embedded and MPP applications.
The only one I know of is the oki. It would be a snap to port to, if it were fast enough or common enough to care about. pc-class floppy (or maybe scsi, I don't remember), some standard pc ethernet we already support, WD video controller, NCR53c80 (I think; I know it's supported whatever it is) SCSI controller. Since the i960 has similar MM to the i86 line, IIRC, and the machine has a proper boot monitor that sets the hardware up correctly, it would be a pretty easy port, I'd guess.
But no one has the machines, and they aren't particularly fast, so I don't see any good reason to care...
Doesn't microway have an embedded 960 board that can run a real operating system? That would probably be more useful to support.
michaelkjohnson
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