Slashdot: Installing Debian GNU/Linux on Alphas

From: Jason McBrien <jbmcb_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Thu Feb 21 00:18:53 2002

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From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: Slashdot: Installing Debian GNU/Linux on Alphas
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> Of course /. is stupid enough to think that a DECstation is Alpha based...
> Wonder how many people will go out and grab DECstations only to find out
> the just got a MIPS based system.
>
> Zane
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> | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator |
> | healyzh_at_aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast |
> | | Classic Computer Collector |

Whoops! Looks like my DECStation 3000 has magically transformed itself into
a MIPS machine!
I belive you were thinking of the earlier 2100/3100/5000 machines. Though
that doesn't change the fact that I don't recall Linux running on
TurboChannel based Alphas. NetBSD on the other hand...
Received on Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:18:53 GMT

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