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Date:      Fri, 2 Jan 1998 16:52:24 +0200 (IST)
From:      Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
To:        Raven <raven@omen.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: DECStation 5000/200 ??
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980102165128.8951A-100000@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19980102201544.007a9160@mail.omen.com.au>

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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.
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Nadav




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