README.md

news-os

Compilation of information about setting up and using Sony NEWS Unix workstations. There is limited information about NEWS workstations, especially in English. Hopefully this will help preserve information about these workstations. This is very much a work-in-progress.

Index

• devices: Information about specific chips or devices used in NEWS machines.
• src: Folder with source code and scripts for use with NEWS workstations (and occasionally other types).
• introduction.md: What is NEWS?
• news-os-42.md: Using NEWS-OS 4.2.x
• news-os-6.md: Using NEWS-OS 6.x
• nws5000x-board-pictures.md: Pictures of the inside of an NWS-5000X
• nws5000x-mame.md: Information about emulating the NWS-5000X
• nws5000x.md: Information specific to the NWS-5000X workstation

Sources and Further Reading (mainly in Japanese)

• ozuma's NEWS 5000x operations page
• Sony NEWS hardware info
• NEWS World
• NEWS Keyboard Converter
• NetBSD newsmips page
• NetBSD news68k page
• NetBSD newsmips dev blog
• Sony NEWS WAVE (NEWS homepage)
• Sony Professional Computer Index
• OCMP Home Page