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| From | TronNerd82 <tronnerd82@aol.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.dec |
| Subject | Considering the idea of saving up for a DECstation PMAX |
| Date | Sun, 30 Mar 2025 01:24:46 -0000 (UTC) |
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I think it'd be fun to pick up an old PMAX DECstation 3100 and try to get it working (though anything DEC put out was built like a tank, so I probably wouldn't have much of any work to do) and try getting a modern operating system on it like NetBSD, perhaps even try porting Slackware to it. The whole idea is nothing particularly outstanding, but I think old DEC hardware is super cool. Would it be a worthwhile endeavor?? -- I didn't choose the Slackware life. Oh wait, that's a big fat lie. But the Slackware life also chose me :)
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Considering the idea of saving up for a DECstation PMAX TronNerd82 <tronnerd82@aol.com> - 2025-03-30 01:24 +0000 Re: Considering the idea of saving up for a DECstation PMAX John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-03-31 07:54 -0700 Re: Considering the idea of saving up for a DECstation PMAX Dave McGuire <mcguire@lssmuseum.org> - 2025-04-21 22:06 -0400
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