On Jun 17, 2020, at 12:39 AM, Jonathan Gray <j...@jsg.id.au> wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 07:15:24PM -0700, jo...@armadilloaerospace.com wrote: >> You can't put an ISA CGA/EGA/MGA in an AMD64 system, so these can >> go away. > > While it is incredibly unlikely someone would try, amd64 capable > "industrial" motherboards with ISA exist. We don't build > pcdisplay(4) on amd64 by default however.
I know literally dozens of people (including myself) who would try this. It is, however, extremely unlikely that it'll actually be *required* anywhere. Is there a specific reason it doesn't work (i.e. architectural features that no longer exist on AMD64, like lack of third-party DMA on LPC bus, though I know that's not a CGA/EGA/MDA thing), or is it just a highly unlikely scenario? - Dave
