Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 15:30:21 +0100 (CET) From: Paul Herman <pherman@element-5.de> To: Geoff Buckingham <geoffb@chuggalug.clues.com> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: On which alpha platforms can I run FreeBSD? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911171524130.6811-100000@brain.element-5.de> In-Reply-To: <19991116171004.A78012@chuggalug.clues.com>
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On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Geoff Buckingham wrote: > On Tue, Nov 16, 1999 at 05:48:38PM +0100, Paul Herman wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Sorry if this is in a FAQ, but I've looked around on web pages and mailing > > list archives and couldn't find anything. I'd like to run FreeBSD on an > > alpha, and need to decide which alpha to buy. From INSTALL.TXT I see that > > [...snip!...] > > How do I know which is which? Can someone help, or point me in the right > > direction? Thanks! > > > > The PC* family are to my knowledge made by Samsung and sold to OEMs see: > > http://www.compusys.co.uk/alpha/mboards.asp > > as an example, I am sure someone else will know more about digital/compaq > products. > > As a multia owner, I wouldn't recomend it for running FreeBSD :-( Thanks for the tips! That helped a lot. I have the feeling that with the right system, FreeBSD-alpha can be pretty stable -- at least it seems that some people are content with their systems... Does anyone have any alpha recommendations for a 3.3-stable (apache/mysqld) server? -- stability is important. Thanks! Paul Herman Netzwerkadministrator -------------------------------------------------------------- _____ 5 + element 5 AG - Sachsenring 69 - 50677 Köln - Germany + / _ \ + + | <_> | + Tel: +49-221-31088-0 Fax: +49-221-31088-99 + | ___/ + Mail: pherman@element-5.de WWW: http://www.element-5.de/ + | |__/\ -------------------------------------------------------------- \ / --- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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