[SunRescue] Period OS on old hardware

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Funny, I was told the same thing about the SGI O2.  <Grin>
Obtaining  from server debian
1457168+401920+243712 entry: 0x8016c000
PROMLIB: ARC firmware Version 1 Revision 10
CPU: R5000
ARCH: SGI IP32 (O2)
	Nick

On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Reagen Ward wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 07:51:52PM -0400, dave at cca.org wrote:
> 
> > What do people here feel about running "period" software on their
> > collection?
> 
> I like it.
> 
> > ie: do you run NetBSD on old machines, or the OS it originally came
> > with?
> 
> I try to keep a copy of the 'best' release of the old OS for the
> hardware, within reason, but I don't always run it.  I definately want
> the capability to do so, though.  If I only have one, I'll likely run
> NetBSD or whatever.  If I have two, one will run something more modern,
> one will run the original software.
> 
> When you restore an old All-American-Five tube radio or the like, it's
> nifty when you put the new caps inside the old canisters.  That way it
> looks just like it did when it was original.  When you have an antique
> car, you want matching numbers, right?  I think it's the same idea.
> 
> Reagen
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