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I have uploaded a new version of the ‘Current ports of Linux OS’
page:
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/xose/linux/linux_ports.html
The main ports are :
– Special PCs and Near-PCs SGI-Linux (intel-SGI), MCA Linux
(MicroChannel), Linux/98 (NEC PC-98), LinuxIA64 (new 64bits-merced-
intel chip)
– Motorola processors Linux/m68k (Motorola 68000), LinuxPPC
(PowerPC)
– SPARC chips S/Linux (Sun SPARCstations), UltraLinux (Sun
UltraSPARC)
– Compaq (former Digital) chips and equipments VAXlinux (VAX
computers), Linux/Alpha (Alpha processors)
– Other RISC chips ARM Linux (ARM/StrongARM), Linux PA-RISC
(HP’s PA-RISC), Linux/MIPS (MIPS chips)
– Handhelds, Microcontrollers, embedded and other small systems
LinuxSH3 (Hitachi SH3), Linux/Microcontrollers (Palm,Motorola
ColdFire), ELKS (8086-80286), VMELinux (VMEbus embedded systems),
LinuxCE (to substitute WindowsCE), PDAs in general
– Microkernels and real-time MkLinux (Linux on Mach
µ-Kernel for Apple PowerMacintosh, HP PA-RISC and x86), DROPS
(Linux on the L4 µ-Kernel and Fiasco µ-kernel), Real
Time Linux (RTLinux and KURT)
– Multimedia Computing, QLinux
– SMP and clustering MOSIX for Linux (a bridge between SMP and
MPP), Beowulf Project (parallel clusters), Linux
SMP(multiprocesor)
– Misc ports Linux on IBM 370/390, Linux/AP+(Fujitsu AP1000+),
Linux-AS/400(IBM AS/400)
– Cool things running Linux Not ports, but who cares?
regards,
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