Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: TronNerd82 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) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 11 Message-ID: Injection-Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 03:24:47 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="8842d0ee73785ba89cb159eaf127df55"; logging-data="2914487"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19Esl/EHQ3w76BxvidKtZsGraiK8iGHbUs=" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:Qd9QhOGD+qh3eh6eRMjb32STcsg= Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.dec:4278 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 :)