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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 2998 invoked from network); 19 Sep 2020 17:46:54 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 19 Sep 2020 17:46:54 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id EE03393D58; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 03:46:53 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 644DC93D33; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 03:46:06 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=ccc.com header.i=@ccc.com header.b="JnRVLLyG"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id AAD9B93D33; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 03:46:02 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qt1-f196.google.com (mail-qt1-f196.google.com [209.85.160.196]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3B09A93D06 for ; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 03:45:59 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qt1-f196.google.com with SMTP id y11so8362508qtn.9 for ; Sat, 19 Sep 2020 10:45:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccc.com; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=arYxYWNjq0rijVzwQ8OiERQzt/83YwlAMDaKeXGzGZY=; b=JnRVLLyGTNwf32uHWNvZ7o0jrVV2xgpLV4KRtzhcqwNxtoJdMWyNOlUDrIhUhB48ey RHeqK4Zx2qR5ccs92k+6GCMhMfy8yo9ehGXcG1JnUAgkMQqRqR1JXyKw0GWmZXbD9AgK GBf3wu/skKSgWCm2vEX1dguRtmCByPnxMY2fA= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=arYxYWNjq0rijVzwQ8OiERQzt/83YwlAMDaKeXGzGZY=; b=cGYcYdzQKzvAvBvAYAQ1f4hlrrHQpht6rB29rA59jIbhBDhxdqlzAz+10hxKjCsptn TF8n2nehGHPHJRJk6hb56zfl6aX7FoHh+DidPfktY/rVbubirRJyzMh7QqBhbySiUj7N vR3ZPmxmnHktWGi9ZN0WDriwwN0mw5RSgVRN6D+rciEYexfL92EUszPJfkRVuPvTtsYp 1ouhELcM3Dw4lGKFo4bdqLa7vmvvc4SpHxkW68jlDCoxIlK+/fx284zWOGXQlYD8aYeI nk7Z8EHI56nn/9sIEvucfX33pDm8cZVlPucM/gkpJnIx1nDEmeg3rK14+ueTBZUL+Nlj Mxow== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530uNAh/60r4qJ/wZkIkmTgPyMTVdOx62DTYB8Q/8I1DafjIDOPC 3I9QD3Kt5TTtXXHTvcIN6t+T3FYhI0+UnComuacnWdcANYw= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwoWp8WKT1gVZCIR3xESrbXfiuKgpCulRvMLTe4XxH4MoeXML/fGVBjqGocX6ccvLpWOlBpVJWMaPfoVETW2n4= X-Received: by 2002:ac8:5b14:: with SMTP id m20mr38532536qtw.119.1600537557645; Sat, 19 Sep 2020 10:45:57 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Clem Cole Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 13:45:31 -0400 Message-ID: To: "Nelson H. F. Beebe" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000092d44e05afae30fc" 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" --00000000000092d44e05afae30fc Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Tru64 will give you the best experience of the time, allow you to use the GEM compilers, TruClusters, and all of hte interesting layered products. The issue is license managers as Nelson says, but Internet search is your friend *i.e.* different unlimited time styles license PAKs for Tru64 have been reported to have been seen in the wild, however YMMV. On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 12:27 AM Nelson H. F. Beebe wrote: > >> I have an opportunity to buy a DEC AlphaServer. Is there a version of > Unix > >> which will run on this? > > There are several Debian Alpha ISO images available: > > http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-alpha > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/5.0.10/alpha/iso-cd > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/2020-08-19/ > https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/Platforms/Alpha > https://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/ > https://www.debian.org/releases/woody/alpha > > And Gentoo Linux: > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Alpha/FAQ > > There is also NetBSD: > > https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-9.0/alpha > > And OpenBSD: > > http://www.openbsd.org/alpha.html > > And FreeBSD: > > https://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.0R/hardware-alpha.html > > We ran DEC OSF/1 until the power supplies on our several Alpha systems > died, but it had an annual license fee, and the O/S shutdown when the > license expired. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Nelson H. F. Beebe Tel: +1 801 581 5254 > - > - University of Utah FAX: +1 801 581 4148 > - > - Department of Mathematics, 110 LCB Internet e-mail: > beebe@math.utah.edu - > - 155 S 1400 E RM 233 beebe@acm.org > beebe@computer.org - > - Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0090, USA URL: > http://www.math.utah.edu/~beebe/ - > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --00000000000092d44e05afae30fc Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tru64 will give you the best experience=C2=A0of the tim= e,=C2=A0allow you to use the GEM compilers,=C2=A0TruClusters, and all of ht= e interesting layered products.=C2=A0 The=C2=A0issue is license managers as= Nelson says, but Internet search is your friend i.e.=C2=A0different= unlimited time styles license PAKs for Tru64 have been reported to have be= en seen in the wild, however YMMV.

On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 12:27 AM Ne= lson H. F. Beebe <beebe@math.utah= .edu> wrote:
>> I have an opportunity to buy a DEC AlphaServer. Is there a ver= sion of Unix
>> which will run on this?

There are several Debian Alpha ISO images available:

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 http://a= rchive.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-alpha
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 https://cd= image.debian.org/cdimage/archive/5.0.10/alpha/iso-cd
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 https://cdimage.debi= an.org/cdimage/ports/2020-08-19/
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 https://wiki.qemu.org= /Documentation/Platforms/Alpha
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 https://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0
https://www.debian.org/releas= es/woody/alpha

And Gentoo Linux:

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Alpha= /FAQ

There is also NetBSD:

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 https://cdn.netbsd.org= /pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-9.0/alpha

And OpenBSD:

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 http://www.openbsd.org/alpha.html
And FreeBSD:

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 https://www.fre= ebsd.org/releases/6.0R/hardware-alpha.html

We ran DEC OSF/1 until the power supplies on our several Alpha systems
died, but it had an annual license fee, and the O/S shutdown when the
license expired.

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