Unix on old-ish machines - advice sought

[9000 VAX]

On Apr 6, 2005 4:39 AM, Stan Barr <stanb at dial.pipex.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to get a straight (ie no X) Unix running on some sort of
> older, but not necessarily ancient, hardware.  My Micro-11/73 is
> not really suitable, and PDP-11s that are seem to be a bit thin
> on the ground over here in the UK.  I've seen a few Vaxen and
> MicroVaxen on the market lately so my thoughts are turning in
> that direction.  I know a few people here run such machines and I'm
> seeking advice on the best machine to look for and, at the risk of
> starting a religious war, the best unix to run on it... :-)

My suggestion is UNIX V6 running on PDP11/40. The reason is that there
is a book "lion's commentary about Unix V6 with source". If you do not
have PDP11/40, You could make a PDP11/40 on FPGA (designed by a
japanese professor), or you could run the unix on Simh.
You are not looking for speedy computer anyway.

vax, 9000

> 
> TIA...
> 
> --
> Cheers,
> Stan Barr  stanb at dial.pipex.com
> 
> The future was never like this!
> 
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