"Ensor" <classiccmp at
memory-alpha.org.uk> wrote:
I've recently been looking at setting up an
old HP Vectra P-90 to run Linux
(or some form of *nix) and started wondering what ports exist for "classic"
systems.
Looking around I see that "NetBSD" in particular supports quite a few
architectures including VAX, SGI, NeXT etc etc, but I've struck out
regarding Linux ports.
So, can anyone point me at a website listing Linux ports to architectures
other than PC's.
bash-3.00$ cd /usr/src
bash-3.00$ ls
linux-2.6.17.4 linux-2.6.17.4.tar.bz2
bash-3.00$ cd linux-2.6.17.4
bash-3.00$ ls
COPYING MAINTAINERS arch fs kernel scripts
CREDITS Makefile block include lib security
Documentation README crypto init mm sound
Kbuild REPORTING-BUGS drivers ipc net usr
bash-3.00$ cd arch
bash-3.00$ ls
alpha cris i386 m68k parisc s390 sparc v850
arm frv ia64 m68knommu powerpc sh sparc64 x86_64
arm26 h8300 m32r mips ppc sh64 um xtensa
And what modern *nix ports, if any, do other list
members
use on their classic iron?
FBOFW, modern "free" *nix ports tend to use gcc, and gcc is such
a resource hog for anything smaller than a VAX. Even on a VAX it's
colossaly slow.
Not on a VAX, but small and spritely, is Minix. The Amsterdam
Compiler Kit wasn't free, though! The thought of a Unix without
a compiler is not very well accepted in hackerdom (or, at least by
me), even though I despise C compared to high level languages like
SNOBOL and FOCAL.
Tim.
Hi Tim,
The old distros e.g: slackware with gcc (which is OT) from the mid 90's
worked great on systems as small as 1 MB.
Just don't expect to run X or any of that other candy in one meg. You
needed 4 meg to get it up.
Jim. (remembering when one meg was HUGE.)