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		IntelMiner on July 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FreeBSD at 30: Its secrets to success Wasn't the Alpha port the first chip it was ported to back in the 1990's? I know the Amiga people did their own thing but I don't think it was ever properly merged back upstream

throwawaylinux on July 6, 2023 [–]

First 64-bit CPU, second CPU of course after 386. Which I guess you mean.

IntelMiner on July 9, 2023 | [–]

I mean you can't "port" something to its first CPU. You'd be writing it for that CPU initially

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