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Update for the 9.0 release

    1: [[!template id=port
    2: port="sun3"
    3: cur_rel="9.0"
    4: future_rel="10.0"
    5: pkg_rel="8.0"
    6: changes_cur="9.0"
    7: changes_future="10.0"
    8: thumbnail="//www.netbsd.org/images/ports/sun3/110.gif"
    9: about="""
   10: NetBSD/sun3 is the port of NetBSD to the Sun Microsystems
   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   16: the mid to late 1980's. They were superseded by the **sun4** SPARC RISC systems,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]].
   18: """
   19: supported_hardware="""
   20: ###Supported System Models
   21: 
   22: See the [[Supported System Models|sun3_supported_system_models]] page.
   23: 
   24: ### Supported Hardware
   25: 
   26: The following Sun3 devices are currently supported:
   27: 
   28: * RS-232c Serial ports:
   29:   * built-in z8530 SCC as ttya, ttyb ([[!template id=man name="zs" section="4"]])
   30: * Sun Video adapters:
   31:   * 1 bpp framebuffer, ([[!template id=man name="bwtwo" section="4" arch="sun3"]])
   32:   * 8 bpp framebuffer ([[!template id=man name="cgtwo" section="4" arch="sun3"]])
   33:   * 8 bpp (+overlay) framebuffer ([[!template id=man name="cgfour" section="4" arch="sun3"]])
   34: * Network interfaces:
   35:   * On-board AMD LANCE Ethernet ([[!template id=man name="le" section="4"]])
   36:   * On-board Intel Ethernet ([[!template id=man name="ie" section="4" arch="sun3"]])
   37:   * VME Intel Ethernet board ([[!template id=man name="ie" section="4" arch="sun3"]])
   38: * SCSI bus host adapters:
   39:   * On-board NCR 5380 SCSI Bus Controller ([[!template id=man name="si" section="4"]])
   40:   * On-board Emulex SCSI controller on sun3x ([[!template id=man name="esp" section="4"]])
   41:   * Sun-3 VME SCSI (also NCR 5380 SBC, Sun part # 501-1236) ([[!template id=man name="si" section="4"]])
   42: * SMD Disks: (the big, heavy ones)
   43:   * Xylogics 450/451 ([[!template id=man name="xy" section="4" arch="sparc"]])
   44:   * Xylogics 753/7053 ([[!template id=man name="xd" section="4" arch="sparc"]])
   45: * Floppy drive:
   46:   * Sun 3/80 built-in floppy drive (*fdc*)
   47: * Input devices:
   48:   * Sun keyboard ([[!template id=man name="kbd" section="4" arch="sun3"]]) and mouse ([[!template id=man name="ms" section="4" arch="sun3"]])
   49: * Miscellaneous:
   50:   * Battery-backed real-time clock
   51: 
   52: If you have a device that's not listed, it might be compatible with
   53: something else, or we might have simply forgotten it.
   54: If all else fails, maybe you could write a driver!
   55: 
   56: Note: The Sun VME [[!template id=man name="sc" section="4"]] SCSI card is not supported.
   57: """
   58: additional="""
   59: ### Features of NetBSD/sun3
   60: 
   61: * Native boot programs for disk, network, and tape
   62: * Automated installation tools (using a "miniroot")
   63: * SCSI drivers supporting DMA, interrupts, and (optional) disconnect/reselect
   64: * Frame buffer drivers compatible with SunOS and X11R6
   65: * Support for the Virtually Addressed Cache (VAC) on Sun3/2XX models
   66: * Storage Module Device (SMD) disk drivers
   67: * Supports most SCSI devices (CD-ROM, disk, etc)
   68: * Diskless (network) boot capability
   69: * Built-in kernel debugger
   70: * [SunOS 4.1 Compatibility](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sun3/faq.html#sunos_compat)
   71: 
   72: ###links
   73: * [ILVSUN3](http://www.ilvsun3.com/) page by arthur also has various useful information about TME and Sun3 stuff.
   74: * [The Machine Emulator (tme)](http://people.csail.mit.edu/fredette/tme/) can emulate a Sun 3/150 running NetBSD.
   75: * [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/sun3/faq.html)
   76: """
   77: ]]
   78: [[!tag tier2port]]