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diff --git a/ca/hardware/supported/m68k.xml b/ca/hardware/supported/m68k.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4de0bc0f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ca/hardware/supported/m68k.xml @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 28997 untranslated --> + + <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 flavors of 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> + + + |