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Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 04:35:22 -0600
From: kristoff.bonne@is.belgacom.be
Subject: decstation 5000/133: linux/MIPS, OpenBSD/pmax or NetBSD/pmax
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Greetings,
We have here a couple of decstation 5000/133 ('3min') stations.
As we don't have a licence anymore for ultrix for these boxes (rumors tell
me ultrix will not be net supported very long anymore ???), I was looking
for a 'free' OS for them.
I've been looking at the web, and found the following options:
- Linux/MIPS
- OpenBSD/pmax
- NetBSD/pmax.
I did found some info on them, but most of it was completely out-of-date.
Does anybody know?
- What is the current status of the OSs?
- What is the most stable OS (at this time).
- Which-one has the best 'support' (read: most programs, most users).
- What about the story that dec will drop suppor for ultrix very soon?
Thanks in advance!
Please also reply by mail as our news-feed is not very stable at-this
time.
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