ultrix wanted

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Wed Sep 22 20:11:40 1999

On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Jim Strickland wrote:
>DEC's as anal about Ultrix licenses as they are about VMS, unless it's changed
>since I ran ultrix machines. What you're asking for is probably in violation
>of their licence terms. That said, you might be able to buy a copy from
>DEC/Compaq by calling 1-800-digital. But if it's priced like VMS licenses it's
>beaucoup expensive. Personally I'd get the hobbiest licence and run VMS on it.

  Not a bad idea...

>You can get a better unix box by taking a pawn shop PC and putting linux or
>netbsd on it.

  ...but it'd be nowhere near as cool, and you know it. ;)

       -Dave McGuire
Received on Wed Sep 22 1999 - 20:11:40 BST