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33.Dd July 2, 1997
34.Dt MAINBUS 4 mac68k
35.Os
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm mainbus
38.Nd Mac68k main processor bus device
39.Sh SYNOPSIS
40.Cd "mainbus0 at root"
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Nm
44interface serves as an abstraction used by the autoconfiguration
45system to help find and attach busses
46.Pq e.g. the Tn NuBus expansion bus
47or devices
48.Pq e.g. the math coprocessor
49connected to the
50.Tn Macintosh
51main processor bus.
52.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
53.Bl -diag -compact
54.It mainbus0 (root).
55This is the normal autoconfiguration message indicating that the
56main processor bus has been found.
57.El
58.Sh SEE ALSO
59.Xr autoconf 4 ,
60.Xr obio 4
61.Sh HISTORY
62The
63.Nm
64first appeared in
65.Nx 1.2 .
66