From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 16019 invoked from network); 19 Sep 2020 04:28:26 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 19 Sep 2020 04:28:26 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3D59B9CC42; Sat, 19 Sep 2020 14:28:22 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C33759CC26; Sat, 19 Sep 2020 14:27:56 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="tAsH7DSh"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 798299CC29; Sat, 19 Sep 2020 14:27:55 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qk1-f172.google.com (mail-qk1-f172.google.com [209.85.222.172]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2165E9CC28 for ; Sat, 19 Sep 2020 14:27:52 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qk1-f172.google.com with SMTP id w186so8785227qkd.1 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:27:52 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=QBBYVfziaImkEmaTDX1vBDFnKyBhHCkQ4ny1DAR/XLA=; b=tAsH7DShTmwzFvUhZiNEZ1S5M0ixXNylYk1QZlZornb8rEKpLY7M12h9ZZ6EHTzwmW dHDVBhX/hYJiRT+96pw/uBxwpW1r93Q1VvsTr3VOAF9tdfQbPKSBiQdxcXQebC4yQGkO hfzcGob0DaAiv9Qk9vrTZPhkYVn7L7kQnSL0MiVQB2VWIN9X+qTVubV205atD8gq0tkf XQZMIx/03oW6sDlhV1KAGM/sZdgwmaNYY0vZ6Wz0ujQnD64o2I34++ybZPUrnYMAaDli 64uag+DUf2SsV2gD9yoNyyNDenADcL7jCz8d4tZoUQG9V+VLNFk1U9vAaNItcY7RpCfa spJQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=QBBYVfziaImkEmaTDX1vBDFnKyBhHCkQ4ny1DAR/XLA=; b=QxYzfZtsRxOLUaejtgNy5kg3ashSqStjdd17JLur7Onf9dEp1o4Rp1wU8Wsww0fGCz MhYYaS5f4pr5SSwCgFI3YWU8THD4snRTGFoQM4yhdVutAVHj9GkzKq6QpligSacKn5TN qRkMebxhZMcwfJWH6ZaEdbp4tXEj0nrxpeenXJCrNjVi33nJIPhmXysT2ZmA4ZO5QrCp 70c738EYd6R3XE1iBjZ9BOgyoaPR2PN3kUoDEmo62ho2CbQjO/ttMOWMUjyA4gbvRpod qMmdZ1YgUvXk9i74Lz2dE45O1rDpISU9hwy1QU5hMnWsMY7TGofryzc3VWGN74z0zMTJ R0YA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530pygHdB7C+y0ZSD76jIPkTrgxEblXet/m6CqeD0VHHXXy/IJRU u5/dO2LZbwdxsmQwhSRkarl5pXqj6xaXYA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwq2pyJ2R6Jg+Ja3OzG1lKa7xCLTIkWEX8VJkjpHrYp8pAsKs+pzxzv7nIR9NnqR/TWHVEg3Q== X-Received: by 2002:a05:620a:13da:: with SMTP id g26mr34629030qkl.291.1600489671075; Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:27:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?IPv6:2600:8800:7c80:700:fd6f:2ffd:d25a:e337? ([2600:8800:7c80:700:fd6f:2ffd:d25a:e337]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 8sm3529214qkd.47.2020.09.18.21.27.49 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:27:50 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 13.4 \(3608.120.23.2.1\)) From: Adam Thornton In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:27:51 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <1676D082-BCD9-4A0E-AC36-EE4F4E5B0E2C@gmail.com> References: To: Paul Riley X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3608.120.23.2.1) Subject: Re: [TUHS] Unix on DEC AlphaServer 4000 X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: tuhs Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" > On Sep 18, 2020, at 8:26 PM, Paul Riley wrote: >=20 > I have an opportunity to buy a DEC AlphaServer. Is there a version of = Unix which will run on this? Plenty: Digital Unix, NetBSD, or Linux all come to mind. But I mean, those are kinda boring because they=E2=80=99re Unix which = you can run on anything (I mean, sorry, TUHS, but=E2=80=A6it=E2=80=99s = not like we didn=E2=80=99t win the ubiquity wars). If you have an = Alpha, run OpenVMS! VSI=E2=80=99s hobbyist license program is supplying = licenses now. Adam