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1.1       mspo        1: [[!template id=port
                      2: port="sun3"
1.6     ! snj         3: cur_rel="6.1.4"  
1.1       mspo        4: future_rel="7.0"
1.4       ryoon       5: pkg_rel="6.0"
1.1       mspo        6: changes_cur="6.0"
                      7: changes_future="7.0"
                      8: thumbnail="http://www.netbsd.org/images/ports/sun3/110.gif"
                      9: about="""
1.3       ryoon      10: NetBSD/sun3 is the port of NetBSD to the [Sun Microsystems](http://www.sun.com/)
                     11: **sun3**, and **sun3x** series of computers, which are based on the Motorola
                     12: [68020](http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68020)
                     13: and [68030](http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MC68030)
                     14: CPUs respectively, with a Sun-designed custom MMU.
                     15: Sun sold these computers as both servers and desktop workstations from
                     16: the mid to late 1980's. They were superseded by the **sun4** SPARC RISC systems,
                     17: which are supported by NetBSD as [[NetBSD/sparc|sparc]].
1.1       mspo       18: 
                     19: Nathan Williams and Jeremy Cooper are the maintainers of NetBSD/sun3. 
                     20: """
                     21: supported_hardware="""
                     22: ###Supported System Models
                     23: 
1.3       ryoon      24: See [[Supported System Models|sun3_supported_system_models]] page.
1.1       mspo       25: 
1.3       ryoon      26: ### Disk and RAM Requirements
1.1       mspo       27: 
1.3       ryoon      28: * Minimum
                     29:     * 4MB RAM, ~80MB disk
                     30: * Normal
                     31:     * 8MB RAM, 200MB disk
                     32: * Normal + X11
                     33:     * 16MB RAM, 300MB disk
1.1       mspo       34: 
                     35: The complete NetBSD sources without objects require 200MB of disk.
                     36: 
1.3       ryoon      37: To run the X Window System or compile the NetBSD system sources
                     38: (i.e. development), more RAM and disk are recommended.
                     39: Good performance requires 8MB of RAM, or 16MB of RAM
                     40: when running the X Window System.
1.1       mspo       41: 
1.3       ryoon      42: ### Supported Hardware
1.1       mspo       43: 
                     44: The following Sun3 devices are currently supported:
                     45: 
                     46: * RS-232c Serial ports:
1.3       ryoon      47:   * built-in z8530 SCC as ttya, ttyb (*zs*)
1.1       mspo       48: * Sun Video adapters:
1.3       ryoon      49:   * 1 bpp framebuffer, (*bwtwo*)
                     50:   * 8 bpp framebuffer (*cgtwo*)
                     51:   * 8 bpp (+overlay) framebuffer (*cgfour*)
1.1       mspo       52: * Network interfaces:
1.3       ryoon      53:   * On-board AMD LANCE Ethernet (*le*)
                     54:   * On-board Intel Ethernet (*ie*)
                     55:   * VME Intel Ethernet board (*ie*)
1.1       mspo       56: * SCSI bus host adapters:
1.3       ryoon      57:   * On-board NCR 5380 SCSI Bus Controller (*si*)
                     58:   * On-board Emulex SCSI controller on sun3x (*esp*)
                     59:   * Sun-3 VME SCSI (also NCR 5380 SBC, Sun part # 501-1236) (*si*)
1.1       mspo       60: * SMD Disks: (the big, heavy ones)
1.3       ryoon      61:   * Xylogics 450/451 (*xy*)
                     62:   * Xylogics 753/7053 (*xd*)
1.1       mspo       63: * Floppy drive:
1.3       ryoon      64:   * Sun 3/80 built-in floppy drive (*fdc*)
1.1       mspo       65: * Input devices:
1.3       ryoon      66:   * Sun keyboard (*kbd*) and mouse (*ms*)
1.1       mspo       67: * Miscellaneous:
                     68:   * Battery-backed real-time clock.
                     69: 
1.3       ryoon      70: If you have a device that's not listed, it might be compatible with
                     71: something else, or we might have simply forgotten it.
                     72: If all else fails, maybe you could write a driver!
1.1       mspo       73: 
1.3       ryoon      74: Note: The Sun VME *sc* SCSI card is not yet supported. 
1.1       mspo       75: """
                     76: additional="""
1.3       ryoon      77: ### Features of NetBSD/sun3
1.1       mspo       78: 
                     79: * Native boot programs for disk, network, and tape
                     80: * Automated installation tools (using a "miniroot")
                     81: * SCSI drivers supporting DMA, interrupts, and (optional) disconnect/reselect
                     82: * Frame buffer drivers compatible with SunOS and X11R6
                     83: * Support for the Virtually Addressed Cache (VAC) on Sun3/2XX models
                     84: * Storage Module Device (SMD) disk drivers
                     85: * Supports most SCSI devices (CD-ROM, disk, etc)
                     86: * Diskless (network) boot capability
                     87: * Built-in kernel debugger
1.3       ryoon      88: * [SunOS 4.1 Compatibility](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sun3/faq.html#sunos_compat)
1.1       mspo       89: 
                     90: ###links
                     91: * [ILVSUN3](http://www.ilvsun3.com/) page by arthur also has various useful information about TME and Sun3 stuff.
                     92: * [The Machine Emulator (tme)](http://people.csail.mit.edu/fredette/tme/) can emulate a Sun 3/150 running NetBSD.
1.3       ryoon      93: * [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sun3/faq.html)
1.1       mspo       94: """
                     95: ]]
                     96: [[!tag tier2port]]