[NTLUG:Discuss] Alphaserver 2100

[Eric Schnoebelen]

"Burton M. Strauss III" writes:
- For a current OS, I think FreeBSD (or NetBSD - it runs on ANYTHING) may be
- your best choice.

	I strongly recommend NetBSD.  As the comment above
says, it runs on anything.. :-)

	I've got an entire cluster of Alphas running NetBSD
here, from AlphaPC64's through AlphaPC164's to Digital Server
3305's to (lots of) DS10L's..   Nary a burp.

	Second strong recommendation.. Pull any (and all)
graphics adapters, and use the serial console for
management/booting/installation (unless you use RedHat, which
_demands_ a graphics console to install!)

	Put it on  your network, and put those processors to
work.. seti at home is good, as even at 275Mhz, they've got
incredible floating point capabilities.

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