OpenBSD team members, lead by Dale Rahn, have been actively porting OpenBSD to the StrongARM processor. You can see the result of their work on the “cats” platform page. This port is based on the NetBSD port to the platform.
OpenBSD for StrongARM Under Way
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Seems like, *BSDs are growing in a very high rate.
Thats Coool…
What the hell is that?
StrongARM is IBM’s implementation of ARM that was designed as a low-power risc processor originally designed by Apple for it’s Newton tablets mostly meant for embedded use. Although I believe that you can buy desktops http://www.iyonix.com/. They can run RiscOS or Linux and apparently NetBSD and OpenBSD too. There is also some company called Acorn thats somehow involved with this IIRC. Why would anyone wnat one of these things unless the id embedded work and wanted to code on a desktop is beyond me. Maybe no one actually owns one of these? Anyone?
http://www.arm.com/
Some corrections: ARM (“Acorn RISC Machine”) was originally developed by Acorn Computers for their Archimedes & Axxxx computers, the operating systems were at that time Arthur, RiscOS and a UNIX version, IIRC it was called RISCiX or something. Later, Acorn moved their ARM processor into a joint venture (“Advanced RISC Machine”) with Apple (Newton tablet) and Digital Equipment (DEC). DEC designed the StrongARM. Intel made some deal with DEC and got StrongARM. Acorn and DEC left the planet and Intel renamed StrongARM into Xscale. It is one of the most popular CPU’s, found in a lot of embedded devices & palmtops.
“Why would anyone wnat one of these things unless the id embedded work and wanted to code on a desktop is beyond me. Maybe no one actually owns one of these? Anyone?”
Sharp’s Zaurus is an example of a PDA with a StrongARM processor in it. Linux together with ie. a DE like OPIE already runs on that smoothly (see http://www.openzaurus.org). No clue wether NetBSD runs on it, but at least it has support for the processor. Now, OpenBSD tries to support this platform too. Choice is good, ehhh?
“Acorn and DEC left the planet and Intel renamed StrongARM into Xscale.”
According to this article XScale isn’t the same as StrongARM.
http://www.tomshardware.com/mobile/20021107/index.html
What gives to benchmark X with X?
… if this will work in my early-model corel netwinder.
It´s a sweet box, but its RH6-based linux is getting old.
passively porting, righties? He has been porting.
Now no one can hack my PDA.
“passively porting, righties? He has been porting.”
Thank you for expressing one of my pet peeves. Either he is porting or he is not.
See here for more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Archimedes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_RISC_Machine