Mini-Mainframe at Home: Installing a Modern OS

http://www.cpushack.com/2019/01/14/part-2-mini-mainframe-at-home-the-story-of-a-6-cpu-server-from-1997/

by taspeotis • 8 years ago

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eschaton• 8 years ago

It wouldn’t surprise me if installing the latest NetBSD would Just Work on this hardware, SMP and all.

gayprogrammer• 8 years ago

I'm confused that Windows XP is the "Modern OS", and I want to know why there is no mention of any kind of linux.

thunderbong• 8 years ago

I suppose it's to do with the drivers. Genuine question - why does it matter?

If the goal is get some hardware up and running with an OS, I've found it easier to get drivers for Windows OS, even older versions, compared to Linux. And that includes the more recent versions of Linux.

kingnothing• 8 years ago

XP is an 18 year old OS that hit end of life in 2014. It isn't modern.

yarrel• 8 years ago

No part of this title is correct. Except possibly the "at home" part.

karmakaze• 8 years ago

Opened the link to find 6x Pentium Pro. I think this person has never used a mainframe to know what its I/O capacity is like.

Mini-Mainframe at Home: Installing a Modern OS

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