From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 2 06:54:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id GAA05676 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 2 Jan 1998 06:54:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from gatekeeper.barcode.co.il (gatekeeper.barcode.co.il [192.116.93.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id GAA05670 for ; Fri, 2 Jan 1998 06:54:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nadav@barcode.co.il) Received: from localhost (nadav@localhost) by gatekeeper.barcode.co.il (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id QAA08954; Fri, 2 Jan 1998 16:52:25 +0200 (IST) (envelope-from nadav@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il) Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 16:52:24 +0200 (IST) From: Nadav Eiron To: Raven cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DECStation 5000/200 ?? In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19980102201544.007a9160@mail.omen.com.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Fri, 2 Jan 1998, Raven wrote: > Dear Sir/Madam, > > I have heard that FreeBSD can replace Ultrix v4.2 or v4.3 operating system > on a Digital Equipment Corp DECStation 5000/200. Is this true ? No. FreeBSD only runs on PCs based on the Intel architecture. However, NetBSD has a port to the DECStations (see http://www.netbsd.org). OpenBSD may also have such a port, though I'm not sure (see http://www.openbsd.org). > > Thankyou for your time, > > > Steve Hyland. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > RAVENSGATE PTY LTD Perth - Western Australia. > raven@omen.com.au > .-*-. .-*-. > /##/##\ __ /##\##\ > /#/##/##\(**)/##\##\#\ > /##//##/*{ \/ }*\##\\##\ Open here I flung the shutter, when, > //#///##//*####*\\##\\\#\\ with many a flirt and flutter, > //*//// /'{##}'\ \\\\*\\ In there stepped a stately raven, > // //||\\ \\ of the saintly days of yore. > ===========nn=\/=nn=================================================== > '//||\\` (THE RAVEN - E. A. Poe. - 1845) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Nadav