[[!template id=port
port="news68k"
cur_rel="6.0"  
future_rel="7.0"
changes_cur="6.0"
changes_future="7.0"
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 <E2><80><9C>NET WORK
STATION<E2><80><9D> series. [More information](../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 in
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+NetBSD-6.0+i386))
-   On-board SONY CXD1180 SCSI interface
    ([si(4)](http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?si+4+NetBSD-6.0+i386))
-   Most SCSI devices
-   keyboard (*kb*), mouse (*ms*)
-   On-board Z8530 serial interfaces
    ([zsc(4)](http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?zsc+4+NetBSD-6.0+i386))
-   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](/ports/news68kfaq)

"""

]]
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