14 Nov
1997
14 Nov
'97
11:29 p.m.
Can anyone tell me if Linux will run on the IBM Powerstation 7012/300 and
7011/200, these are both rs6000 machines. I got them at auction and the
aix/unix operating systems and everything else was removed from the
harddrives. I'm looking for some low cost operating system software to run
these machines with. Thanks in advance. John Keep on computing !!!
15 Nov
15 Nov
1:05 p.m.
John R. Keys Jr. wrote:
Can anyone tell me if Linux will run on the IBM Powerstation 7012/300 and
7011/200, these are both rs6000 machines. I got them at auction and the
aix/unix operating systems and everything else was removed from the
harddrives. I'm looking for some low cost operating system software to run
these machines with. Thanks in advance. John Keep on computing !!!
To the best of my knowledge, probably not now and likely not soon. As I
recall, those machines are old Power (or maybe Power2) architecture (Bill
Donzelli knows which models are which better than I do) and the closest
Linux porting project is for the PowerPC, which is less closely related
than the similar names might imply.
--
Ward Griffiths
"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails
of the last priest." [Denis Diderot, "Dithyrambe sur la fete de rois"]
9:39 p.m.
What? Did I here my name?
To the best of my knowledge, probably not now and
likely not soon. As I
recall, those machines are old Power (or maybe Power2) architecture (Bill
Donzelli knows which models are which better than I do) and the closest
Linux porting project is for the PowerPC, which is less closely related
than the similar names might imply.
Well, I do not know, but I will agree to everything mentioned above. To
tell you the truth, I have not worried about it yet, as I have several
copies of AIX on tape (no, do not even ask - they have all sorts of old
NSF/IBM "secret" code on them).
I would like to find some sort of directory of RS/6000 models, as there
are lots of them. Something the like the Sun Hardware FAQ would be great.
William Donzelli
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