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<!-- $Id: hackers.sgml,v 1.6 1998-09-22 22:09:54 des Exp $ --> <!-- $Id: hackers.sgml,v 1.7 1998-11-08 11:47:01 jkh Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project --> <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
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that can be located anywhere between <tt/0x200/ and <tt/0x3ff/. that can be located anywhere between <tt/0x200/ and <tt/0x3ff/.
<sect1> <sect1>
<heading>Will FreeBSD ever support other architectures?</heading> <heading>Does FreeBSD support architectures other than the x86?</heading>
<p>Several different groups have expressed interest in working on <p>Several groups of people have expressed interest in working on
multi-architecture support for FreeBSD and some people are multi-architecture ports for FreeBSD and the FreeBSD/AXP (ALPHA)
currently working on a port of FreeBSD to the ALPHA, with the port is one such effort which has been quite successful, now
cooperation of DEC. For general discussion on new architectures, available in 3.0 SNAPshot release form at <url
use the <tt>&lt;freebsd-platforms@FreeBSD.ORG&gt;</tt> url="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/alpha/"
name="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/alpha">. The ALPHA
port currently runs on a growing number of ALPHA machine
types, among them the AlphaStation, AXPpci, PC164, Miata and Multia
models. This port is not yet considered a full release and won't be
until a full compliment of system installation tools and a distribution
on CDROM installation media is available, including a reasonable
number of working ports and packages.
FreeBSD/AXP should be considered BETA quality software at this
time. For status information, please join the
<tt>&lt;freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG&gt;</tt><ref id="mailing"
name="mailing list">.
Interest has also been expressed in a port of FreeBSD to
the SPARC architecture, join the <tt>&lt;freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG&gt;
</tt><ref id="mailing" name="mailing list"> if you are interested
in joining that project. For general discussion on new architectures,
join the <tt>&lt;freebsd-platforms@FreeBSD.ORG&gt;</tt>
<ref id="mailing" name="mailing list">. <ref id="mailing" name="mailing list">.
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