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Re: Non IA32 linux systems



On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, Matan Ziv-Av wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> Please tell me where I can buy (cheaply) powerpc / alpha / sparc system
> that can run linux.

maybe someone on the list has a used one? :-)

> 
> I do not intend to use it for anything other than testing drivers and
> kernel changes I write, so I don't mind if the system is old and slow. 

talk to IBM, Compaq or Sun (respectively) and see if you can get on a
developer loaner program. they sometimes loan them for free, or for an
ultra-cheap lease. (if it's a very attractive product and they give you
a cold shoulder in Israel, rattle their cages in Silicon Valley with a
few Emails and they'll help you with the local representatives :-))

oh yeah, no point in trying to get a loaner from Yeda... if you decide
on getting a used Ppc based on a mac rather than an IBM, open the
papers, some graphics artists may be ditching their's because Yeda are
doing such a bad job supporting it. if you find cheap ones I may be
tempted to buy one too :-)

-- 
Ira Abramov ;  whois:IA58  ;  www.scso.com ;  all around Linux enthusiast
"I'm not saying that they were knowingly dishonest, perhaps they were simply 
stupid. "
  -- Linus Torvalds, commenting on those who really thought Microkernels were 
wise. (Open Sources, 1999 O'Reilly and Associates)


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