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On 7 Nov 2007, at 16:56, Rob Beard wrote: > Clare Shepherd wrote: >> On 7 Nov 2007, at 12:38, Rob Beard wrote: >> >>> Quoting Clare Shepherd <clareeshepherd@xxxxxxx>: >>> >>> >>>> Where I worked we had a systems guy who hated "pretty", saying >>>> it was >>>> inefficient. I've always iked a nice GUI but there is something >>>> to be >>>> said for the old spare efficient methods, Maybe we'll go back to >>>> that >>>> if the energy gets scarce. Who knows? I am fascinated by some of >>>> the >>>> old software & hardware, I suppose it's my age, sob, sob, sniffle. >>>> >>>> Clare (in her 60s) >>>> Clare >>>> >>> Oh I don't know, I'm in my late 20's (29) and I love the old >>> technology. When I was growing up I only got to see a handful of >>> machines but I was really interested in anything computer related. >>> Now much to my other half's annoyance I'm collect old computers >>> (well >>> I say collect, I buy them at car boot sales or off e-Bay if they're >>> local and can sneak them in). In my selection of old machines I >>> have >>> a working VIC20 without a tape deck, an Acorn Electron, a 48k >>> Spectrum+ without a power supply, a ZX81 16k ram pack and a >>> couple of >>> old consoles. >>> >>> As much as I like emulation I'd love to play with the actual real >>> hardware. >>> >>> Rob >>> >>> >> Brilliant. I've got a collection of old handhelds, Psions, MP 100s, >> Amstrad etc. I'd love one of those old workstations running Unix to >> play with, mmmm, eBay, now there's a thought. >> >> Clare >> > > I used to have a couple of Sun Workstations (I worked at a scientific > research facility) which were pretty slow but I managed to get > RedHat 6 > installed on them. In the end I took them back because the took up > too > much room! > > What I really wanted though was one of the DEC Alphas or SGI Indys. > Unfortunately they weren't getting rid of those. :-( > > I do wonder, is there anyone on the list who has successfully > managed to > get Debian Linux/m68k running on an Atari ST or Commodore Amiga? > > Rob > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html Are Unix workstations still used, and if so what for. I know Linux is a rewrite, but I'm sure the latest Unix distros must be used by someone other than as servers for the internet etc. Just curious, sorry to be so ignorant. Clare -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html