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+# totally generic vxWorks startup script
+
+#set ARCH according to vxWorks version and cpu type
+VX6=(*runtimeVersion>>24)&255-'5'
+VMI=(*runtimeVersion>>8)&255
+ARCH=malloc(16)
+sprintf(ARCH,"%s%c-ppc60%d",VX6?"V6":"T",VX6?VMI:VMI>'3'?'2':'1',sysCpu-90)
+printf "ARCH=%s\n",ARCH
+
+#set target name as IOC name
+IOC=&sysBootParams+60
+cd "/ioc"
+cd IOC
+
+BOOTPC=&sysBootHost
+
+# load IOC startup script
+< startup.script