sparc64
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| NetBSD/sparc64 | |
|---|---|
| Status: | active |
| First: | 1.5 |
| Last: | 3.1 |
| Maintainer: | Martin Husemann Andrey Petrov |
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NetBSD/sparc64
NetBSD/sparc64 is a NetBSD port to Sun's 64-bit UltraSPARC machines. The first binary release for sparc64 was NetBSD 1.5. NetBSD/sparc64 supports many systems, including Sbus-based UltraSPARC systems and PCI-based UltraSPARC systems using UltraSPARC I, II, IIi, and IIe CPU types.
NetBSD/sparc64 supports both 32-bit and 64-bit kernels. A 32-bit kernel runs all NetBSD/sparc binaries. A 64-bit kernel runs 64-bit binaries, and has support for running most 32-bit binaries as well, with the exception of some low level kernel groveling tools. Additionally, NetBSD/sparc64 is able to run Solaris 64 and 32 bit binaries with emulation (see compat_solaris(8)) and the pkgsrc package emulators/netbsd32_compat16.
Easily installed binary distributions of NetBSD/sparc64 are available for the 3.0 release and for snapshots of NetBSD-current.
Martin Husemann and Andrey Petrov are the maintainers for NetBSD/sparc64.
Buying a Sun Ultra
Since Sun Ultras are no longer being built, your best chance to get one is eBay. They are pretty cheap at the moment, so get one while you can!
