*nix on "classic" systems

[Chuck Guzis]

On 10 Apr 2007 at 4:27, Ensor wrote:

> It's just that it's the only machine I have lying around at the moment, 
> capable of running *nix, which is relatively complete (anyone got a spare 
> set of mounting rails for a floppy drive and a CD-ROM drive for an HP 
> Vectra, I've mislaid mine).

When HP went to the PII Vectra VL systems, they got rid of the need 
for mounting rails (just plain old screw-through-a-hole mounting), so 
they're pretty hard to find in my experience.  While it's not hard to 
make up a set if you have access to a sheet metal brake, it'd be nice 
to have an extra "factory original" set.

FWIW, the old Vectra VL's are just the ticket for fooling around with 
old cards. PCI and ISA slots on a horizontal daughterboard and 
they're easy to get at.  A nice reminder of how well HP PCs used to 
be built.

Cheers,
Chuck