[sclug] GNU on Quirky Architecture

[erik.chakravarty at accenture.com]

Yes I know NetBSD is best for this - I'll be trying both.

I'm really just after some road-worthy kit to start with though.


-----Original Message-----
From: sclug-bounces at sclug.org.uk [mailto:sclug-bounces at sclug.org.uk] On
Behalf Of Matt
Sent: 26 April 2004 11:01
To: sclug at sclug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [sclug] GNU on Quirky Architecture


* erik.chakravarty at accenture.com <erik.chakravarty at accenture.com>
[2004-04-26 10:36:27]:
> Hey folks
>  
> Been thinking seriously about getting hold of some non-Intel stuff to 
> install Linux on
>  
> I recently tried to get this MicroVAX 3800 from some guy in the States

> who was giving it away but it was already gone.
>  
> Anyone know of a place I can go to to get hold of an old VAX, or DEC 
> Alpha (or something equally weird and supported)? A VAXStation would 
> be ideal actually - it'd be cool to have graphics :^).
>  
> If you know your datacenter at work has some of this old stuff kicking

> about - anyone willing to find out if they can sell/(give?) one to a 
> penguin-friendly consultant?

Hmm, if you want to try weird old architectures, you're playing with the
wrong OS IMHO:

http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/

(Supports nearly all the 'proper weird' Alpha and VAX hardware, as
opposed to Linux supporting only a few, and suffers less !x86 bit-rot)

HTH :-P

Matt
-- 
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"Hey, just what you see, pal."


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