In article <1405360086.99029.YahooMailNeo at web121301.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>,
Christian Liendo <christian_liendo at yahoo.com> writes:
On 14 July 2014 17:25, Al Kossow <aek at
bitsavers.org> wrote:
If you're just going to run a modern NetBSD,
why on earth would you
bother
running it on slow, memory-constrained hardware
from the 80's?
Why? Probably because the new OS does something the old one doesn't
It's actually the reverse when it comes to SGI systems. With a new OS
you lose access to features provided in the hardware or in IRIX.
Well for Unix, I would think that the NetBSD is easier
to upkeep.
Learning about the vintage experience is more than just running a new
OS on the old hardware. Using the old OS is just as much a part of
the experience as running on the hardware.
I can see a case being made for a modern compiler working on the older
OS, however. A modern C++ compiler gives you access to a broader base
of open source software that you can use on it.
-- Richard
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