25 Feb
2001
25 Feb
'01
5:59 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: Russ Blakeman <russ(a)rbcs.8m.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: RE: EBAY - RS/6000 Powerserver 340
Does Linux/Unix run on the 7012-340 as well or is it
strictly AIX? (more
curious than anything)
MCA RS6k only run AIX. No Linux support yet and I dont think there ever will
be...
Claude
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Rich Lafferty
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 11:48 AM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: EBAY - RS/6000 Powerserver 340
On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 10:48:18AM -0600, Russ Blakeman (russ(a)rbcs.8m.com)
wrote:
Which is why I am not keeping the server - with a
trailer full of
equipment
I don't have the time or funds to dink with
RS/6000 equipment. It would
make
someone a nice unit though with a few parts put
back in it. Never messed
with an Apple server, I'd be lost on that.
The Apple Network Servers were just rebadged RS6k's -- they even ran
AIX, although IIRC only 4.1.4 and 4.1.5 since they were discontinued
so quickly, and even then not exactly *stock* AIX. They'll run Linux
quite happily, I'm told -- this might sneak under the 10-year rule,
but Terrasoft, that makes the Yellow Dog Linux distribution for
powerpc, managed to get a whole bunch of ANS700s and is selling them
as servers at <http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/>.
-Rich
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------------------------------ Rich Lafferty ---------------------------
Sysadmin/Programmer, Instructional and Information Technology Services
Concordia University, Montreal, QC (514) 848-7625
------------------------- rich(a)alcor.concordia.ca ----------------------