Author: Zachariah Amela
Date: 10:55:18 08/23/99
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> Unix runs on Alpha, at least Digital sells them with the operating system >preloaded. I went to that site and there is a Unix flavor called True64 Unix. Never used it, but sounds interesting. It also listed Linux as a possibility, which would be the one I would go with. > I have noticed that everybody is biased towards some particular system, so take >this in account when asking for suggestions. Yup. True, true... People tend to like the machines >they use most of the time. If I were as wealthy as Michael Jackson then I would >get a Sun (: Nope not wealthy. Not even close. Sun seems to offer to people w/ big pockets, which explains why the military has so many of them. Hmmmm...... > I did not search for Alpha clones, but Bruce remark about their price should be >correct and now I switch my personal preference to an Alpha clone. Yeah, the non-clones are a little steep too. I would like to find out more about the clones. Still, I >better do not buy a computer: my house is full of electronic devices I seldom >use and I do not need one more. Ditto. The wife regularly threatens to throw all my computer junk away. Sometimes she has a good case. But you never know when you would need a dead HD, a 486 motherboard or a Mac Classic...<snirk> Thanks again Jose. Take care.
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