Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:37:21 +0000 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Subject: Re: Best freBDS 64bit version or fork for ~2001-2002 DEC Aplha? Message-ID: <20160316113721.cc9fbf4ee4f1e9d930178cdc@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <20160316120940.da515c86.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CA%2BHm=ZCJEJHE249G96yZJnTmkUxK0Ey5ZWZc8Py5gZLabuXJzA@mail.gmail.com> <20160316120940.da515c86.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 12:09:40 +0100 Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 18:55:16 +1100, Chris Hope wrote: > > As pre-purchase research I'm looking to buy a $500-800(AUD) DEC Alpha > > 64bit home desktop workstation circa 1998-2001. > > > > What is the latest kernel 64bit either internal project or recommended > > fork that supports it (with KDE/Gnome 1 or similar UI). > > I'd say that the current production release FreeBSD/ia64 10.2 ia64 is Itanium, that's not going to run on an Alpha. > Otherwise, check out FreeBSD/alpha, but keen in mind this > branch has been discontinued: > > https://www.freebsd.org/platforms/alpha.html That should do - but it is ancient, ports are likely to be troublesome. NetBSD may be a better option. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
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