Remove m68k from English version of the manual

6 files changed, 0 insertions, 123 deletions

diff --git a/en/hardware/buying-hardware.xml b/en/hardware/buying-hardware.xml
index 60eb7c7d4..9fb757631 100644
--- a/en/hardware/buying-hardware.xml
+++ b/en/hardware/buying-hardware.xml
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ distributions of GNU/Linux
 for the privilege, but it does buy a level of peace of mind, since you can
 be sure that the hardware is well-supported by GNU/Linux.
 
-</para><para arch="m68k">
-
-Unfortunately, it's quite rare to find any vendor shipping
-new &arch-title; machines at all.
-
 </para><para arch="x86">
 
 If you do have to buy a machine with Windows bundled, carefully read
@@ -43,17 +38,6 @@ for their hardware. Others won't allow us access to the documentation
 without a non-disclosure agreement that would prevent us from
 releasing the Linux source code.
 
-</para><para arch="m68k">
-
-Another example is the proprietary hardware in the older
-Macintosh line. In fact, no specifications or documentation have ever
-been released for any Macintosh hardware, most notably the ADB
-controller (used by the mouse and keyboard), the floppy controller,
-and all acceleration and CLUT manipulation of the video hardware
-(though we do now support CLUT manipulation on nearly all internal
-video chips).  In a nutshell, this explains why the Macintosh Linux
-port lags behind other Linux ports.
-
 </para><para>
 
 Since we haven't been granted access to the documentation on these
diff --git a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
index 2f96fa518..f25468c63 100644
--- a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
+++ b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
@@ -127,26 +127,6 @@ variations of each architecture known as <quote>flavors</quote>.
   <entry>5kc-malta</entry>
 </row>
 
-<row arch="m68k">
-  <entry morerows="5">Motorola 680x0</entry>
-  <entry morerows="5">m68k</entry>
-  <entry>Atari</entry>
-  <entry>atari</entry>
-</row><row arch="m68k">
-  <entry>Amiga</entry>
-  <entry>amiga</entry>
-</row><row arch="m68k">
-  <entry>68k Macintosh</entry>
-  <entry>mac</entry>
-</row><row arch="m68k">
-  <entry morerows="2">VME</entry>
-  <entry>bvme6000</entry>
-</row><row arch="m68k">
-  <entry>mvme147</entry>
-</row><row arch="m68k">
-  <entry>mvme16x</entry>
-</row>
-
 <row>
   <entry morerows="1">IBM/Motorola PowerPC</entry>
   <entry morerows="1">powerpc</entry>
@@ -220,7 +200,6 @@ as well.
 &supported-hppa.xml;
 &supported-i386.xml;
 &supported-ia64.xml;  <!-- FIXME: currently missing -->
-&supported-m68k.xml;
 &supported-mips.xml;
 &supported-mipsel.xml;
 &supported-powerpc.xml;
diff --git a/en/hardware/installation-media.xml b/en/hardware/installation-media.xml
index 8c6e6def3..541b506cb 100644
--- a/en/hardware/installation-media.xml
+++ b/en/hardware/installation-media.xml
@@ -96,11 +96,6 @@ Booting the installation system directly from a hard disk is another option
 for many architectures. This will require some other operating system
 to load the installer onto the hard disk.
 
-</para><para arch="m68k">
-
-In fact, installation from your local disk is the preferred
-installation technique for most &architecture; machines.
-
 </para><para arch="sparc">
 
 Although the &arch-title; does not allow booting from SunOS
@@ -190,16 +185,6 @@ SCSI disk controllers from many different manufacturers are supported. See the
 <ulink url="&url-hardware-howto;">Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO</ulink>
 for more details.
 
-</para><para arch="m68k">
-
-Pretty much all storage systems supported by the Linux kernel are
-supported by the Debian installation system.  Note that the current
-Linux kernel does not support floppies on the Macintosh at all, and
-the Debian installation system doesn't support floppies for Amigas.
-Also supported on the Atari is the Macintosh HFS system, and AFFS as a
-module.  Macs support the Atari (FAT) file system.  Amigas support the
-FAT file system, and HFS as a module.
-
 </para><para arch="sparc">
 
 Any storage system supported by the Linux kernel is also supported by
diff --git a/en/hardware/memory-disk-requirements.xml b/en/hardware/memory-disk-requirements.xml
index 7adc6961e..a6566cb37 100644
--- a/en/hardware/memory-disk-requirements.xml
+++ b/en/hardware/memory-disk-requirements.xml
@@ -28,35 +28,6 @@ the former should be selected.
 </footnote> or disk space available may be possible but is only advised for
 experienced users.
 
-</para><para arch="m68k">
-
-On the Amiga the size of FastRAM is relevant towards the total memory
-requirements.  Also, using Zorro cards with 16-bit RAM is not
-supported; you'll need 32-bit RAM.  The <command>amiboot</command>
-program can be used to disable 16-bit RAM; see the
-<ulink url="&url-m68k-faq;">Linux/m68k FAQ</ulink>.  Recent kernels should
-disable 16-bit RAM automatically.
-
-</para><para arch="m68k">
-
-On the Atari, both ST-RAM and Fast RAM (TT-RAM) are used by Linux.
-Many users have reported problems running the kernel itself in Fast
-RAM, so the Atari bootstrap will place the kernel in ST-RAM. The
-minimum requirement for ST-RAM is 2 MB. You will need an additional
-12 MB or more of TT-RAM.
-
-</para><para arch="m68k">
-
-On the Macintosh, care should be taken on machines with RAM-based
-video (RBV). The RAM segment at physical address 0 is used as screen
-memory, making the default load position for the kernel unavailable.
-The alternate RAM segment used for kernel and RAMdisk must be at least
-4 MB.
-
-</para><para arch="m68k">
-
-<emphasis condition="FIXME">FIXME: is this still true?</emphasis>
-
 </para>
 
  </sect1>
diff --git a/en/hardware/network-cards.xml b/en/hardware/network-cards.xml
index e3efafdf1..be142f984 100644
--- a/en/hardware/network-cards.xml
+++ b/en/hardware/network-cards.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ should normally be loaded automatically.
 <phrase arch="x86">This includes most PCI and PCMCIA cards.</phrase>
 <phrase arch="i386">Many older ISA cards are supported as well.</phrase>
 
-<phrase arch="m68k">Again, see <ulink url="&url-m68k-faq;"></ulink>
-for complete details.</phrase>
-
 </para><para arch="sparc">
 
 This includes a lot of generic PCI cards (for systems that have PCI) and
diff --git a/en/hardware/supported/m68k.xml b/en/hardware/supported/m68k.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f33d20e3..000000000
--- a/en/hardware/supported/m68k.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- $Id$ -->
-
-  <sect2 arch="m68k"><title>CPU, Main Boards, and Video Support</title>
-<para>
-
-Complete information concerning supported M68000 based
-(<emphasis>&architecture;</emphasis>) systems can be found at the
-<ulink url="&url-m68k-faq;">Linux/m68k FAQ</ulink>.  This section merely
-outlines the basics.
-
-</para><para>
-
-The &architecture; port of Linux runs on any 680x0 with a PMMU (Paged
-Memory Management Unit) and a FPU (floating-point unit).  This
-includes the 68020 with an external 68851 PMMU, the 68030, and better,
-and excludes the <quote>EC</quote> line of 680x0 processors.  See the
-<ulink url="&url-m68k-faq;">Linux/m68k FAQ</ulink> for complete details.
-
-</para><para>
-
-There are four major supported
-<emphasis>&architecture;</emphasis> flavors: Amiga, Atari, Macintosh
-and VME machines.  Amiga and Atari were the first two systems to which
-Linux was ported; in keeping, they are also the two most
-well-supported Debian ports.  The Macintosh line is supported
-incompletely, both by Debian and by the Linux kernel; see
-<ulink url="&url-m68k-mac;">Linux m68k for Macintosh</ulink> for project
-status and supported hardware.  The BVM and Motorola single board
-VMEbus computers are the most recent addition to the list of machines
-supported by Debian.  Ports to other &architecture; architectures,
-such as the Sun3 architecture and NeXT black box, are underway but not
-yet supported by Debian.
-
-</para>
-  </sect2>
-
-
-