Re: TI-H: [OT] Un-TI-Hardware@somegenerousperson.net


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Re: TI-H: [OT] Un-TI-Hardware@somegenerousperson.net




On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:

> A/UX.  Its a unix that ran on old macs and IBM workstations.

Yep, one of those old ugly proprietary atrocities...
 
> >Tell me, just what Linux are you running on your SE/30?  If you're still
> >using NetBSD/mac68k, you should check out the latest Linux/mac68k.  For
> >the SE/30 is one of it's most stable platforms these days.
> 
> yes, but stable things aren't fun.  :)  

My words were "most stable" :)  Relativity... Running 2.1 kernels on a
68020 MacII is fun (just ask Alan Cox).

> >You want to talk real m68k-based workstations? Sun3's are some of the
> >best.
> 
> So is the mk68 running gussie.alaska.net.  100% pure 68040.

Terribly new...  I'm talking 68020's!  68851 MMUs!  Incredibly slow 68881
FPUs!  Yea!  (well, ok, so the Sun3s don't often use 68851s, but custom
MMUs are interesting too)

af


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