Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:55:02 -0800 (PST) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual boot FreeBSD + OSF1? Message-ID: <200003300555.VAA06253@vashon.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <20000329075925.A56808@yedi.iaf.nl> References: <XFMail.000328194145.jdp@polstra.com> <20000329075925.A56808@yedi.iaf.nl>
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In article <20000329075925.A56808@yedi.iaf.nl>, Wilko Bulte <wilko@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 28, 2000 at 07:41:45PM -0800, John Polstra wrote: > > Is it feasible to set up an Alpha box for dual boot with FreeBSD and > > OSF1? And if so, what does it take to get a licensed copy of OSF1? > > On 2 seperate disks that works fine. I had one of my Alphas configured this > way. Just >>> boot dka0 or >>> boot dka100 to select the right os. > > > Big $$ or little $$? > > I think Compaq has a hobbyist license for Tru64 (OSF/1) these days. Thanks for the info, everybody. This is much better than I thought. I'm planning to go ahead and install a 2nd disk and shell out the $99 to Compaq for the license. John -- John Polstra jdp@polstra.com John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence." -- Chögyam Trungpa To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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