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<h1>Platforms Supported by NetBSD</h1>
<h3 class="title"><a name="ports">Platforms (a.k.a. 'ports')</a></h3>
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<li><a href="#ports-intro">Ports</a></li>
<li><a href="#tiers">The tier system</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="title"><a name="">Tiers</a></h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="#ports-tier1">Tier I: Focus &#8212; support is part of NetBSD's strategy</a></li>
<li><a href="#ports-tier2">Tier II: Organic &#8212; evolving at its own pace</a></li>
<li><a href="#ports-tier3">Tier III: Life Support &#8212; severely incapacitated or broken</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="title"><a name="">CPU architectures</a></h3>
<ul><li><a href="#ports-by-cpu">Ports by CPU architecture</a></li></ul>
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<h3 class="title">Platforms (a.k.a. 'ports')</h3>
        <h4 class="title">
<a name="ports-intro"></a>Ports</h4>

        <p>
	  NetBSD calls a supported architecture a <span class="emphasis"><em>port</em></span>.
	  Most ports run on generic hardware and
	  <a class="ulink" href="emulators.html" target="_top">emulators</a>, although some
	  <a class="ulink" href="../gallery/hardware.html" target="_top">commercial hardware</a>
	  also exists.  The
	  <a class="ulink" href="history.html" target="_top">NetBSD Ports History</a>
          page details the inclusion date for each port.
	</p>
      
	<h4 class="title">
<a name="tiers"></a>The tier system</h4>
        <p>
	  Ports are classified into three tiers based on the current
	  importance of the architecture and the level of community
	  activity.  Summarizing, the tiers can be viewed to
	  represent ports that NetBSD will support, ports that
	  NetBSD does its best to support, and ports which may be
	  desupported soon.  The tier for each port may change over
	  time and is decided by <code class="email">&lt;<a class="email" href="mailto:core@NetBSD.org">core@NetBSD.org</a>&gt;</code>
	  based on input from users and developers.
	</p>

	<p>
	  More exact guidelines for tiers along
	  with the port taxonomy is presented below.
        </p>
      <hr>
<h3 class="title">Tiers</h3>
	<h4 class="title">
<a name="ports-tier1"></a>Tier I: Focus &#8212; support is part of NetBSD's strategy</h4>

	<p>
	  Focus ports are the architectures that NetBSD targets as
	  part of its strategy.  The platforms consist of modern
	  server, embedded and desktop architectures.
	  The guidelines are as follows:
	</p>

	<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem">
	    Machine independent (MI) changes should benefit these ports.
	  </li>
<li class="listitem">
	    MI changes must be tested on at least one of these ports.
	  </li>
<li class="listitem">
	    It is the developer's responsibility to implement machine
	    dependent (MD) support necessary for changes, fix build problems
	    and aid in debugging with any platform-specific problems.
	  </li>
<li class="listitem">
	    Even within a port, common sense should be used
	    (cf. the i386 port which still supports 486).
	  </li>
<li class="listitem">
	    Regressions in the automated NetBSD test suite (/usr/tests)
	    are not allowed.
	  </li>
</ul></div>

	<p>
	  Currently there are
	  8
	  ports with Tier I status.  They are:
	</p>

	<div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote">
	  <div class="informaltable">
	  
	    <table class="informaltable" border="0">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th align="left">Port</th>
<th align="left">CPU</th>
<th align="left">Machines</th>
<th align="left">Latest Release</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="amd64/" target="_top">amd64</a></td>
<td valign="top">x86_64</td>
<td valign="top">64-bit x86-family machines with AMD and Intel CPUs</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="evbarm/" target="_top">evbarm</a></td>
<td valign="top">arm</td>
<td valign="top">ARM evaluation boards</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="evbmips/" target="_top">evbmips</a></td>
<td valign="top">mips</td>
<td valign="top">MIPS-based evaluation boards</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="evbppc/" target="_top">evbppc</a></td>
<td valign="top">powerpc</td>
<td valign="top">PowerPC-based evaluation boards</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="hpcarm/" target="_top">hpcarm</a></td>
<td valign="top">arm</td>
<td valign="top">StrongARM based Windows CE PDA machines</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="i386/" target="_top">i386</a></td>
<td valign="top">i386</td>
<td valign="top">32-bit x86-family generic machines ("PC clones")</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sparc64/" target="_top">sparc64</a></td>
<td valign="top">sparc</td>
<td valign="top">Sun UltraSPARC (64-bit)</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="xen/" target="_top">xen</a></td>
<td valign="top">i386, x86_64</td>
<td valign="top">Xen Virtual Machine Monitor</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
	  </div>
	</blockquote></div>
      
	<h4 class="title">
<a name="ports-tier2"></a>Tier II: Organic &#8212; evolving at its own pace</h4>

	<p>
	  Organic ports are highly valued by the NetBSD project,
	  but their development is not as tightly mandated as that
	  of the focus ports.  Generally speaking, the hardware
	  platforms of organic ports have lost their industrial
	  relevance, or there is not enough community activity for
	  the port to make it to the first tier.

	  The guidelines are as follows:
	</p>

	<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem">
	    Generally speaking, the port boots and works, but keeping
	    it working is the responsibility of the user community.
	    This includes, but is not limited to, kernel changes
	    and toolchain upgrades.
	  </li>
<li class="listitem">
	    Developers committing MI changes are still encouraged to
	    keep ports up-to-date when it can be easily done.
	  </li>
<li class="listitem">
	    MI architecture decisions may penalize organic ports if
	    there is a benefit for focus ports.
	  </li>
<li class="listitem">
	    If the port is not working at release time, a release is
	    done without the port and the port is moved down to the
	    life support tier.
	  </li>
</ul></div>

	<p>
	  Currently there are
	  49
	  ports with Tier II status.  They are:
	</p>

	<div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote">
	  <div class="informaltable">
	    
	    <table class="informaltable" border="0">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th align="left">Port</th>
<th align="left">CPU</th>
<th align="left">Machines</th>
<th align="left">Latest Release</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="acorn32/" target="_top">acorn32</a></td>
<td valign="top">arm</td>
<td valign="top">Acorn RiscPC/A7000/NC and compatibles</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="algor/" target="_top">algor</a></td>
<td valign="top">mips</td>
<td valign="top">Algorithmics MIPS evaluation boards</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="alpha/" target="_top">alpha</a></td>
<td valign="top">alpha</td>
<td valign="top">Digital Alpha (64-bit)</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="amiga/" target="_top">amiga</a></td>
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">Commodore Amiga, MacroSystem DraCo</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="amigappc/" target="_top">amigappc</a></td>
<td valign="top">powerpc</td>
<td valign="top">PowerPC-based Amiga boards</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="arc/" target="_top">arc</a></td>
<td valign="top">mips</td>
<td valign="top">Machines following the Advanced RISC Computing spec</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="atari/" target="_top">atari</a></td>
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">Atari TT030, Falcon, Hades</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="bebox/" target="_top">bebox</a></td>
<td valign="top">powerpc</td>
<td valign="top">Be Inc's BeBox</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="cats/" target="_top">cats</a></td>
<td valign="top">arm</td>
<td valign="top">Chalice Technology's Strong Arm evaluation board</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="cesfic/" target="_top">cesfic</a></td>
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">CES's FIC8234 VME processor board</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="cobalt/" target="_top">cobalt</a></td>
<td valign="top">mips</td>
<td valign="top">Cobalt Networks' Microservers</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="dreamcast/" target="_top">dreamcast</a></td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sh3/" target="_top">sh3</a></td>
<td valign="top">Sega Dreamcast game console</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="emips/" target="_top">emips</a></td>
<td valign="top">mips</td>
<td valign="top">Machines based on "Extensible MIPS"</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="epoc32/" target="_top">epoc32</a></td>
<td valign="top">arm</td>
<td valign="top">32bit PSION EPOC PDA</td>
<td valign="top">none</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="evbsh3/" target="_top">evbsh3</a></td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sh3/" target="_top">sh3</a></td>
<td valign="top">Evaluation boards with Renesas (Hitachi) Super-H SH3 and SH4 CPUs</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="ews4800mips/" target="_top">ews4800mips</a></td>
<td valign="top">mips</td>
<td valign="top">NEC's MIPS based EWS4800 workstations</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="hp300/" target="_top">hp300</a></td>
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">Hewlett-Packard 9000/300 and 400 series</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="hppa/" target="_top">hppa</a></td>
<td valign="top">hppa</td>
<td valign="top">Hewlett-Packard 9000 PA-RISC machines</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="hpcmips/" target="_top">hpcmips</a></td>
<td valign="top">mips</td>
<td valign="top">MIPS based Windows CE PDA machines</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="hpcsh/" target="_top">hpcsh</a></td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sh3/" target="_top">sh3</a></td>
<td valign="top">Renesas (Hitachi) SH3 and SH4 based Windows CE PDA machines</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="ia64/" target="_top">ia64</a></td>
<td valign="top">itanium</td>
<td valign="top">Itanium family of processors</td>
<td valign="top">none</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="ibmnws/" target="_top">ibmnws</a></td>
<td valign="top">powerpc</td>
<td valign="top">IBM Network Station Series 1000</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="iyonix/" target="_top">iyonix</a></td>
<td valign="top">arm</td>
<td valign="top">Iyonix ARM pc</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="landisk/" target="_top">landisk</a></td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sh3/" target="_top">sh3</a></td>
<td valign="top">SH4 based NAS appliances by I-O DATA</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="luna68k/" target="_top">luna68k</a></td>
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">OMRON Tateisi Electronics' LUNA series</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="mac68k/" target="_top">mac68k</a></td>
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">Apple Macintosh</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="macppc/" target="_top">macppc</a></td>
<td valign="top">powerpc</td>
<td valign="top">Apple Power Macintosh and clones</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="mipsco/" target="_top">mipsco</a></td>
<td valign="top">mips</td>
<td valign="top">Mips family of workstations and servers</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="mmeye/" target="_top">mmeye</a></td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sh3/" target="_top">sh3</a></td>
<td valign="top">Brains' mmEye Multi Media Server</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="mvme68k/" target="_top">mvme68k</a></td>
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">Motorola MVME 68k SBCs</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="mvmeppc/" target="_top">mvmeppc</a></td>
<td valign="top">powerpc</td>
<td valign="top">Motorola MVME PowerPC SBCs</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="netwinder/" target="_top">netwinder</a></td>
<td valign="top">arm</td>
<td valign="top">StrongARM based NetWinder machines</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="news68k/" target="_top">news68k</a></td>
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">Sony's m68k based "NET WORK STATION" series</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="newsmips/" target="_top">newsmips</a></td>
<td valign="top">mips</td>
<td valign="top">Sony's MIPS based "NET WORK STATION" series</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="next68k/" target="_top">next68k</a></td>
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">NeXT 68k 'black' hardware</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="ofppc/" target="_top">ofppc</a></td>
<td valign="top">powerpc</td>
<td valign="top">Generic OpenFirmware compliant PowerPC machines</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="pmax/" target="_top">pmax</a></td>
<td valign="top">mips</td>
<td valign="top">Digital MIPS-based DECstations and DECsystems</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="prep/" target="_top">prep</a></td>
<td valign="top">powerpc</td>
<td valign="top">PReP (PowerPC Reference Platform) and CHRP machines</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="rs6000/" target="_top">rs6000</a></td>
<td valign="top">powerpc</td>
<td valign="top">MCA-based IBM RS/6000 workstations</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sandpoint/" target="_top">sandpoint</a></td>
<td valign="top">powerpc</td>
<td valign="top">Motorola Sandpoint reference platform</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sbmips/" target="_top">sbmips</a></td>
<td valign="top">mips</td>
<td valign="top">Broadcom SiByte evaluation boards</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sgimips/" target="_top">sgimips</a></td>
<td valign="top">mips</td>
<td valign="top">Silicon Graphics' MIPS-based workstations</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="shark/" target="_top">shark</a></td>
<td valign="top">arm</td>
<td valign="top">Digital DNARD ("shark")</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sparc/" target="_top">sparc</a></td>
<td valign="top">sparc</td>
<td valign="top">Sun SPARC (32-bit)</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sun2/" target="_top">sun2</a></td>
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">Sun 2</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sun3/" target="_top">sun3</a></td>
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">Sun 3 and 3x</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="vax/" target="_top">vax</a></td>
<td valign="top">vax</td>
<td valign="top">Digital VAX</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="x68k/" target="_top">x68k</a></td>
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">Sharp X680x0 series</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="zaurus/" target="_top">zaurus</a></td>
<td valign="top">arm</td>
<td valign="top">Sharp C7x0/C860/C1000/C3x00 series PDA</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
	  </div>
	</blockquote></div>
      
	<h4 class="title">
<a name="ports-tier3"></a>Tier III: Life Support &#8212; severely incapacitated or broken</h4>

	<p>
	  Ports are moved to life support if they no longer function.
	  The reasons can range from lack of community interest to
	  the hardware becoming so rare that it is simply not
	  available any more.  If ports in life support are not
	  shown to be working within a reasonable timeframe, they
	  will be moved to the Attic.  The guidelines are as follows:
	</p>

	<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
<li class="listitem">
	    Organic ports get moved here if they do not complete a build
	    for 6 months or are otherwise suspected to be broken.
	  </li>
<li class="listitem">
	    It is the responsibility of the users of an organic port to show
	    it is working, not the other way around.
	  </li>
<li class="listitem">
	    Movement to life support causes a mail to be sent out to the port
	    mailing list and the portmaster.
	  </li>
<li class="listitem">
	    Port will be bumped up to organic when it is shown to be working.
	  </li>
<li class="listitem">
	    If the port is not reported fixed within the next 6-12 months,
	    it will be moved to the Attic.
	  </li>
</ul></div>

	<p>
	  Currently there are
	  1
	  ports with Tier III status.  They are:
	</p>

	<div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote">
	  <div class="informaltable">
	    
	    <table class="informaltable" border="0">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th align="left">Port</th>
<th align="left">CPU</th>
<th align="left">Machines</th>
<th align="left">Latest Release</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody><tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="acorn26/" target="_top">acorn26</a></td>
<td valign="top">arm</td>
<td valign="top">Acorn Archimedes, A-series and R-series systems</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="../releases/formal-8/" target="_top">8.1</a></td>
</tr></tbody>
</table>
	  </div>
	</blockquote></div>
      <hr>
<h3 class="title">CPU architectures</h3>
	<h4 class="title">
<a name="ports-by-cpu"></a>Ports by CPU architecture</h4>
	
	<p>This table contains the same set of ports as in the above list,
	  but ordered by MACHINE_ARCH CPU architecture value (returned by
	  'uname -p') and showing a total of
	  16
	  CPU types. Machines of the same MACHINE_ARCH share the same
	  userland binaries (with a few device specific exceptions).
	  Both big endian (eb) and little endian (el) MIPS and SH3
	  ports are supported.</p>

        <div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote">
	  <div class="informaltable">
<a name="ports-by-cpu-table"></a>

	    <table class="informaltable" border="0">
<colgroup>
<col class="c1">
<col class="c2">
<col class="c3">
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th align="left">CPU</th>
<th align="left">Tier(s)</th>
<th align="left">Port(s)</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">alpha</td>
<td valign="top">II</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="alpha/" target="_top">alpha</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">arm</td>
<td valign="top">I, II, III</td>
<td valign="top">
<a class="ulink" href="acorn26/" target="_top">acorn26</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="acorn32/" target="_top">acorn32</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="cats/" target="_top">cats</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="epoc32/" target="_top">epoc32</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="evbarm/" target="_top">evbarm</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="hpcarm/" target="_top">hpcarm</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="iyonix/" target="_top">iyonix</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="netwinder/" target="_top">netwinder</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="shark/" target="_top">shark</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="zaurus/" target="_top">zaurus</a>&nbsp;
		  </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">hppa</td>
<td valign="top">II</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="hppa/" target="_top">hppa</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">i386</td>
<td valign="top">I</td>
<td valign="top">
<a class="ulink" href="i386/" target="_top">i386</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="xen/" target="_top">xen</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">m68010</td>
<td valign="top">II</td>
<td valign="top">
<a class="ulink" href="sun2/" target="_top">sun2</a>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">m68k</td>
<td valign="top">II</td>
<td valign="top">
<a class="ulink" href="amiga/" target="_top">amiga</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="atari/" target="_top">atari</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="cesfic/" target="_top">cesfic</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="hp300/" target="_top">hp300</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="luna68k/" target="_top">luna68k</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="mac68k/" target="_top">mac68k</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="mvme68k/" target="_top">mvme68k</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="news68k/" target="_top">news68k</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="next68k/" target="_top">next68k</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="sun3/" target="_top">sun3</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="x68k/" target="_top">x68k</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">mipseb</td>
<td valign="top">I, II</td>
<td valign="top">
		    <a class="ulink" href="emips/" target="_top">emips</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="evbmips/" target="_top">evbmips</a>
		    <a class="ulink" href="ews4800mips/" target="_top">ews4800mips</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="mipsco/" target="_top">mipsco</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="newsmips/" target="_top">newsmips</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="sbmips/" target="_top">sbmips</a>
		    <a class="ulink" href="sgimips/" target="_top">sgimips</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">mipsel</td>
<td valign="top">I, II</td>
<td valign="top">
<a class="ulink" href="algor/" target="_top">algor</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="arc/" target="_top">arc</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="cobalt/" target="_top">cobalt</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="evbmips/" target="_top">evbmips</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="hpcmips/" target="_top">hpcmips</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="pmax/" target="_top">pmax</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="sbmips/" target="_top">sbmips</a>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">powerpc</td>
<td valign="top">I, II</td>
<td valign="top">
<a class="ulink" href="amigappc/" target="_top">amigappc</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="bebox/" target="_top">bebox</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="evbppc/" target="_top">evbppc</a>
		    <a class="ulink" href="ibmnws/" target="_top">ibmnws</a>
		    <a class="ulink" href="macppc/" target="_top">macppc</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="mvmeppc/" target="_top">mvmeppc</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="ofppc/" target="_top">ofppc</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="prep/" target="_top">prep</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="rs6000/" target="_top">rs6000</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="sandpoint/" target="_top">sandpoint</a>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sh3/" target="_top">sh3eb</a></td>
<td valign="top">II</td>
<td valign="top">
<a class="ulink" href="evbsh3/" target="_top">evbsh3</a>
		    <a class="ulink" href="mmeye/" target="_top">mmeye</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="sh3/" target="_top">sh3el</a></td>
<td valign="top">II</td>
<td valign="top">
<a class="ulink" href="dreamcast/" target="_top">dreamcast</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="evbsh3/" target="_top">evbsh3</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="hpcsh/" target="_top">hpcsh</a>&nbsp;
		    <a class="ulink" href="landisk/" target="_top">landisk</a>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">sparc</td>
<td valign="top">II</td>
<td valign="top">
<a class="ulink" href="sparc/" target="_top">sparc</a>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">sparc64</td>
<td valign="top">I</td>
<td valign="top">
<a class="ulink" href="sparc64/" target="_top">sparc64</a> (Can also run sparc binaries)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">vax</td>
<td valign="top">II</td>
<td valign="top"><a class="ulink" href="vax/" target="_top">vax</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top">x86_64</td>
<td valign="top">I</td>
<td valign="top">
<a class="ulink" href="amd64/" target="_top">amd64</a> (Can also run i386 binaries), xen</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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        </blockquote></div>
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