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[[!template id=port
port="next68k"
cur_rel="9.1"
future_rel="10.0"
pkg_rel="8.0"
changes_cur="9.1"
changes_future="10.0"
thumbnail="//www.netbsd.org/images/ports/next68k/nextlogo.gif"
about="""
NetBSD/next68k is a port of NetBSD to the 'black' 68k NeXT hardware.

It currently only runs on 68040 NeXT systems using non-ADB keyboard and
mouse. There is experimental support for turbo NeXT machines (33Mhz).

Darrin B. Jewell is the maintainer of NetBSD/next68k.

[[next68k FAQ|next68kfaq]]
"""
supported_hardware="""
Supported System Models
-----------------------

Only [[non-ADB|next68kfaq#adb]] keyboards and mice are supported.

-   NeXTcube (NeXT\_X15 - 25 Mhz 68040)
-   NeXTstation, a.k.a. slab (NeXT\_WARP9 - 25 Mhz 68040)
-   NeXTstation Color, a.k.a. color slab (NeXT\_WARP9C - 25 Mhz 68040)
-   NeXTcube Turbo (NeXT\_TURBO\_MONO - 33 Mhz 68040 )
-   NeXTstation Turbo, a.k.a. turbo slab (NeXT\_TURBO\_MONO - 33 Mhz
    68040)
-   NeXTstation Color Turbo, a.k.a. color turbo slab (NeXT\_TURBO\_COLOR
    - 33 Mhz 68040)

Supported Hardware
------------------

-   Serial interfaces
    -   *zs*; Zilog 8530 serial ports, which can be used as the system
        console if desired

-   Framebuffers
    -   *nextdisplay*; 2 bpp mono (NeXTcube, NeXTstation, and
        NeXTstation Turbo)
    -   *nextdisplay*; 16 bpp color (NeXTstation Color and NeXTstation
        Color Turbo)

-   Network interfaces
    -   *xe*; On-board 10 Mbps ethernet

-   SCSI interfaces
    -   *esp*; On-board ESP100A SCSI controller

-   Input devices
    -   *nextkbd*; non-ADB keyboard

-   Miscellaneous
    -   Battery-backed real-time clock

"""
additional="""
Available Projects
------------------

Anyone else interested is more than welcome to lend a hand - particular
projects of interest include:

-   Better installation tools, now that SCSI works
-   ADB keyboard and mouse support
-   [Support for non-512 byte sector
    disks](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/port-next68k/2003/10/15/0005.html)
    since NeXTSTEP disks are typically formatted this way
-   Bring der Mouse's [X
    server](http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/port-next68k/2001/11/27/0000.html)
    into the tree
-   68030 support in locore.s
-   Floppy driver & support for floppy install
-   NeXT/OPENSTEP binary compatibility (using COMPAT\_DARWIN as a
    starting point)
-   Optical drive support (Canon MO drive)
-   NeXTprinter support
-   NeXTdimension support
-   sound support
-   DSP support

-   Bug database summary for [m68k cpu
    specific](http://www.NetBSD.org/Gnats/category/port-m68k.html) and [NetBSD/next68k
    specific](http://www.NetBSD.org/Gnats/category/port-next68k.html) problem reports.
-   The [NetBSD Diskless HOWTO](http://www.NetBSD.org/docs/network/netboot/)
"""

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