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- From: tanis@gaspode.franken.de (German Tischler)
- Subject: Re: What is a bare bones A1200 Linux set-up?
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- Organization: Brainstorm at gaspode
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- References: <4k7vtq$ihn@seagoon.newcastle.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 8 Apr 1996 11:34:16 GMT
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- Bruce R. McFarling (ecbm@cc.newcastle.edu.au) wrote:
- : This is a question is posed on the m68k newsgroup, with no
- : response, before I figured out where this newsgroup is. I understand
- : that Linux/m68k won't run on a stock 1200, no matter how big the
- : hard drive, due to use of the 'EC' version of the 68020. What would be
- : a basic set-up that would permit an Amiga 1200 to run Linux, and how
- : much would it add to the cost of an A1200?
-
- Even the full 68020 doesn`t include a MMU (I don`t know if there`s
- a possibility to get a 68551 into the A1200). Linux will not run
- without a MMU, so you will need some kind of accelerator board.
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