Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 14:19:25 -0400 From: Rod Person <rodperson@rodperson.com> To: Kenneth Hatteland <kenneth.hatteland@kleppnett.no> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Off topic: NetBSD or OpenBSD for Alpha server ? Message-ID: <20120505141925.62bfc8d6@atomizer64> In-Reply-To: <4FA5614A.8050609@kleppnett.no> References: <4FA5614A.8050609@kleppnett.no>
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On Sat, 05 May 2012 19:20:10 +0200 Kenneth Hatteland <kenneth.hatteland@kleppnett.no> wrote: > The idea of installing FreeBSD 6.4 and experiment with upgrading > to7.x and above appeals to quite a lot. If anyone have tried this I`d > like to know if it is doable. I guess I`ll pick up the server one of > the coming days. I have an Aspen Durango II Alpha server that I'm pretty sure I was able to upgrade to 7.x using cvs. It been sitting ideal in my basement for a few years now. I don't think you can go above 7. > The tip on using OpenVMS is okay, I googled it. But this seems to be > a commercial OS, and I have no money to spend on it, and I get the > server for free to play with. So BSD will be fine. The hobby license is free. You just need the media, which I think sells for around 30 - 50 bucks when it pops up on Ebay. Not sure if the Hobbyist still sell media. -- Rod Person http://www.rodperson.com rodperson@rodperson.com "Let us in the name of the Holy Trinity, go on sending all the slaves that can be sold." - Letter from Christopher Columbus. J.A. Rawley, The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: A History. Pg.3
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