[[!template id=port
port="news68k"
cur_rel="8.1"
future_rel="9.0"
pkg_rel="8.0"
changes_cur="8.1"
changes_future="9.0"
thumbnail="http://www.netbsd.org/images/ports/news68k/1750_and_1250.gif"
about="""
NetBSD/news68k is the port of NetBSD to SONY's m68k based NET WORK STATION
series. [More information](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/newsmips/history.html)
on these machines is available.

NetBSD/news68k port is based on [[NetBSD/newsmips|newsmips]] and
NetBSD/m68k ports.

"""
supported_hardware="""
## Supported system models

Currently only single mc68030 based models are supported by
NetBSD/news68k.

-   NWS-1750
-   PWS-1560
-   NWS-1450
-   NWS-1460
-   NWS-1530
-   NWS-1580
-   PWS-1550
-   NWS-1250 *(not tested for many years; needs volunteers)*

## Supported peripherals

-   On-board LANCE ethernet interface
    ([le(4)](http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?le+4))
-   On-board SONY CXD1180 SCSI interface
    ([si(4)](http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?si+4))
-   Most SCSI devices
-   keyboard (*kb*), mouse (*ms*)
-   On-board Z8530 serial interfaces
    ([zsc(4)](http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?zsc+4))
-   framebuffers (*romcons*)

"""
unsupported_hardware="""

-   mc68020 based systems (NWS-700/800)
-   IOP based systems (NWS-800/1800)
-   CXD1185 SCSI interface on NWS-1200
-   internal floppy disk
-   framebuffer bitmap graphics *(needs hardware info)*
-   COMPAT\_NEWSOS

"""
additional="""
-   [SONY NEWS series specifications (in
    Japanese)](http://katsu.watanabe.name/doc/sonynews/model.html)
-   [[news68k FAQ|news68kfaq]]

"""

]]
[[!tag tier2port]]