On what systems does OpenBSD run?
OpenBSD 4.4 runs on the following platforms: • alpha – FTP only • amd64 – Available on CD • armish – FTP only • hp300 – FTP only • hppa – FTP only • i386 – Available on CD • landisk – FTP only • mac68k – FTP only • macppc – Available on CD • mvme68k – FTP only • mvme88k – FTP only • sgi – FTP only • socppc – FTP only • sparc – FTP only • sparc64 – Available on CD • vax – FTP only • zaurus – FTP only Available on CD means the official CD set includes that platform and a number of packages. Base system CD ISO images can also be downloaded for most other platforms. More information on OpenBSD platforms can be found on the Platforms page. People sometimes ask why we support so many “odd” machines. The short answer is, “because we want to”. If enough skilled people (sometimes, “enough” is only one really skilled person!) wish to maintain support for a platform, it will be supported. There are practical benefits to keeping OpenBSD multi-platform: when new platforms come out, the code tree is
