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villanueva
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| Posted on November 22 2012 04:07 |
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I have to run an Alpha server GS80 and I need to know which operating system is best to use
So what are the advantages of use OpenVMS? Is better use OpenVMs Tru64 or Linux?
Edited by villanueva on November 22 2012 04:09 |
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RE: advantages of OpenVMS |
Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on November 22 2012 04:41 |
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OpenVMS: Reliable, easy to install, still supported. |
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John Manger
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| Posted on November 22 2012 05:47 |
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Linux: Various Flavours, but few ports to Alpha still maintained. You'd need to check that any specific Linux Distribution that claimed 'alpha' actually supported a GS80/Wildfire class machine. Most (all?) of the *BSD Un*x flavours don't support Wildfire. |
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John Manger
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| Posted on November 22 2012 05:55 |
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Tru64 UNIX: Reliable, easy to install, still supported. (CD media kits can be hard to find, but they often appear on fleabay)
Both of the original DEC o/s for Alpha are great choices, but the VMS world probably has more enthusiasts and informal users, and also boasts an HP blessed hobbyist program. |
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