UX, AIX, FLAYX...

[Liam Proven]

On 03/09/07, Patrick Finnegan <pat at computer-refuge.org> wrote:
> On Monday 03 September 2007 13:50, Liam Proven wrote:
> > On 01/09/07, Chris M <chrism3667 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >  I know nothing about AIX or it's associated hardware
> > > (oh ok I know it's made by IBM). I know little more
> > > about HP-UX. All I know is I want a box/boxes I can
> > > run this stuph on. This is a continual plea and the
> > > cry of my heart :(. I know there's some of this stuph
> > > out there for me. Question is how do I get it. Thus I
> > > turn to y'all. Please help. Please...
> >
> > I've been offered 2 or 3 free RS/6000 machines over the years. Turned
> > 'em down - not exotic or inherently interesting enough to pique my
> > collecting urge.
>
> POWER is an inherently interesting processor architecture (especially
> the 6-chip versions), and the machines are built like a tank - even the
> models with a plastic case are practically bulletproof.  POWER is
> amazingly zippy for the relative clock speed, especially for floating
> point ops...

I have a number of PowerMacs for that side of things. :¬)

> And, AIX, well, if you've ever tried to admin an AIX box, I don't see
> how you could say it wasn't "unique" especially among UNIX variants.

Only done a tiny bit of /very/ basic stuff, but mostly, I only keep
machines around that I have some *use* for, unless they're something
from my youth that I lusted over, like the Amiga/ST/QL/Archimedes.
RS/6000s were impressive but I never really wanted one and I have no
conceivable use for one now!

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