On 2002.04.03 06:41 Clint Wolff (VAX collector) wrote:
> True, NetBSD would talk to it, but it would require NetBSD
> running on a uVAX II so the drive could be plugged in.
You have to run it only once to hack the Ultrix installation. Netbooted,
so you don't need to remove any drives.
> I certainly don't have the patience to run NetBSD on a uVAX II,
> a wouldn't recommend anyone else do the same.
I installed 4.3BSD-Tahoe UNIX on my MicroVAX III. Currently I am trying
to build 4.3BSD-Reno from that base for my MicroVAX 3900. (Exhibition
project for the VCFE.) This is real fun. These machines feel quite zippy
with that old software. But this old stuff is real crude in some points.
NetBSD gives you a slower, but very smooth ride on this hardware.
> Unfortunately, NetBSD (and FreeBSD) is rapidly becoming
> unusable on old hardware...
If you want things like ssh ... you have to pay the price.
--
tsch??,
Jochen
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Received on Wed Apr 03 2002 - 00:54:39 BST