[olug] *nix/BSD to go on the DEC at install fest

[Phil Brutsche]

On Mon, 2002-01-07 at 19:03, Timothy G. O'Brien wrote:
> IMHO, finding the right *nix/BSD package is the key to getting it
> installed on that Alpha - too bad we were not more prepared with a few
> different ones to try. Possibly next time? 

Yes, it is important to get the right package.

It's also important to note whether or not Linux/BSD is capable of
running on the machine in question.

The Alpha at the Installfest had DEC's really old TURBOchannel expansion
bus.  Linux just doesn't have support for the machine!  If we had
NetBSD/Alpha laying around I'm sure we would have been able to get it to
work, though.


Phil


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