12 Oct
2000
12 Oct
'00
10:42 a.m.
I think I might spend the money and get the True64Unix
software for this box. It's a
little steep in price but I've wanted a True64Unix box for awhile. I will however
get
the Alpha VMS CD from the Hobbyist program just in case I get a wild hair. By the
way, is the Compaq True64Unix offer the same as others, you pay for the media and
shipping and the license is free? If so...anyone interested in making a copy of their
T64U for the cost of media and shipping? It can't be as much as Compaq wants.
IIRC (it's been almost a year), the Tru64 Hobbyist program is such that you
order the *kit* from Compaq. I believe the kit includes the firmware CD,
Tru64 V5.0, one or two CD's of other software and permanent Hobbyist license
PAK's.
Beware, I found that it was painful to run Netscape on a Tru64 system with
96MB. Tru64 seems to be even more of a memory pig than OpenVMS.
Zane