diff --git a/en/platforms/ia64/machines.sgml b/en/platforms/ia64/machines.sgml
index 91c582b92e..ef59ab7401 100644
--- a/en/platforms/ia64/machines.sgml
+++ b/en/platforms/ia64/machines.sgml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/platforms/ia64/machines.sgml,v 1.2 2004/02/29 03:54:30 marcel Exp $">
+<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/platforms/ia64/machines.sgml,v 1.3 2004/02/29 04:32:01 marcel Exp $">
 <!ENTITY title "FreeBSD/ia64 Project -- machines">
 <!ENTITY email 'freebsd-ia64'>
 <!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "../../includes.sgml"> %includes;
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@
 
     <h2>Machines on the market</h2>
 
+    <p>On this page we try to collect the different machines one can
+      buy now or could buy in the recent past. Presence here does not
+      mean that FreeBSD has been validated to run on it. We get to
+      that eventually. If a particular machine is not listed here,
+      chances are we don't know about it. Note that the Merced based
+      machines are not listed here, even though they are supported.
+      The reason for this is simply that they're not interesting
+      anymore.</p>
+
     <h3>Bull</h3>
 
     <table border=1>
