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Subject: How to get BSD for DEC VAXStation 3100?
Message-ID: <1993Mar8.131136.290@nhqvax.hq.nasa.gov>
From: RWINTERS@NHQVAX.HQ.NASA.GOV (Robert N. Winters)
Date: 8 Mar 93 13:11:36 +0600
Reply-To: RWINTERS@NHQVAX.HQ.NASA.GOV (Robert N. Winters)
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Followups via e-mail please, unless you think this is
general enough to be interesting (I don't).
I hate to ask FAQ's, but I couldn't find a c.s.BSD FAQ,
and I couldn't find this on the UNIX FAQ or Archie.
I have the opportunity to buy a DEC VAXStation 3100/30,
8 meg memory, 400+ meg total HD, ethernet, color graphics.
Architecturally, I believe this thing resembles a VAX
mini and will run VMS or Ultrix.
This would be my purchase, not that of any organization.
This would clearly be a stupid move if I couldn't run an
OS on it! So...
1) How works BSD distribution? Is is distributed over the
net anywhere? Can I buy a media distribution from UCB?
What are the restrictions? Somebody sell me a clue!
2) Will BSD run on the aforementioned VAXStation?
2a) Does anyone have a rough idea what Ultrix would cost
for the same system? (I assume it's prohibitive.)
2b) If not BSD, any idea what else might run on it?
3) Opinions please: If had the opportunity to buy the
aforementioned system inexpensively and run BSD on it,
should I do it, or just get a 486 and use 386/BSD.
Uses would include X server, network applications
software hacking, and general use. I guess I'm looking
for stability and function comparisons. I can figure
out the hardware costs for myself. The VAXStation will
probably be cheaper, but it's used equipment. Once it
breaks, it'll be a doorstop, since I'm sure the cost
of repair (or memory upgrade, for that matter) will
approach the cost of the equipment.
Thanks for any info! Again, e-mail to rwinters@nhqvax.hq.nasa.gov
would probably clutter up the group a bit less.
/// Rob