On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 02:57, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 12:27:09AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > IMO we should do a clean-room implementation anyway. 1) Past > > experiences with Apple have not been very fruitful, just ask the Linux > > Mac68K hackers. > > Well, actually, they have been. It is true that Apple has long refused > to give out specifications for mac68k hardware, but after many requests, > they have given out the requested information to the NetBSD folks, on > the condition that they would share it with any interested party. The > Linux/mac68k hackers have the information, and are slowly improving > drivers with it. > > Whether history will repeat itself, I do not know...
In that case, the NetBSD folks may already have the information (and appropriate releases) that we need to re-implement the boot sector for miboot. It's worth pursuing! Rick