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From: alan@multimax (Alan Langerman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.mach
Subject: Re: Mach for Sun & Encore
Keywords: Encore
Message-ID: <9947@multimax.Encore.COM>
Date: 18 Sep 89 13:02:56 GMT
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Reply-To: alan@multimax (Alan Langerman)
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In-reply-to: cyrus@pprg.unm.edu (Tait Cyrus)

In article <24927@pprg.unm.edu>, cyrus@pprg (Tait Cyrus) writes:
>2) If Mach is available for Sun and Encore:
>   - is NFS included?
>   - does it have the latest Van Jacobson network enhancements?
>   - how difficult is it to install, and get running, Mach on these platforms?

Encore currently offers a Mach kernel based on CMU's Release 2.0, with
extensive modifications to enhance parallelism.  Release 2.0 does not include
any kernel NFS support, although a user-level NFS server (no client support)
is available.   Big bucks may no longer be necessary.  Write Dave Kirschen
(kirschen@encore.com, 508-460-0500) for the details.

The current release contains the "latest" VJ code (as of about six months ago).

We will make available a version of CMU's Release 2.5 in the not too distant
future, which may include NFS depending on factors not entirely within our
control.

We think it's fairly easy to install and run Mach on any Encore platform,
including 2-20 NS32332s or NS32532s.  Buy a machine and see for yourself!

>What other platforms does Mach run on?

NeXT, Evans and Sutherland, DEC 3100, IBM PC/RT, VAX, many flavors of Sun,
BBN Butterfly, others coming.

Alan