[parisc-linux] hp9000/827s

[B. Douglas Hilton]

IMHO all HP hardware is of exceptional quality. I have used their
products for years all the way from RPN calculators, to a Pavilion PC,
to a 715/80, to a C200. They are without a doubt the best computer
company ever. When I was at Penn State, I learned MC68000 assembly
on a HP minicomputer running a whole lab of terminals (we used VI)
and had a great time with it!

I love this new C200 I got. Unfortunately, as a home computer hobbyist,
I cannot afford to purchase their newer hardware, but they seem to be
a great platform to port linux to. Linux is a great home OS because
it has thousands of apps available and makes an excellent experimenter
system. HP/UX is great for high-end engineering apps on the cutting edge
of technology but by the time these systems filter down to the home
user Linux becomes a lot more attractive because the big $$$ CAD apps
have probably been deleted and us experimenters can't afford to license
such things.

I am probably pushing my luck here as this is not really kernel-specific
stuff, but if any cpu's ever made sense they were the HP ones. They had
their crap together in a big way, a pa-risc cpu is a programmer's dream.

Just do it!



Christoph Plattner wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> by the way, are there plans for supporting the good old machines.
> You know, I am interested in writing the drivers for my E55 server
> machine, my PDC console driver should help for development here.
> 
> I hope we will have a chance to start developing ....
> 
> With friendly regards
> Christoph P.
> 
> 
> Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> 
>>On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 12:16:07AM +0100, Dunc wrote:
>>
>>>I have been attempting to install on a hp9000/827s
>>
>>According to hp9000_models;
>>8x7/F10-I40      Old Nova servers    PCXS    NIO, None     NIO(1),NIO(2),NA
>>
>>Basically, nothing is going to work.  There's some limited support for
>>the console in these machines, but no support for the SCSI, the Lan or
>>any other cards.  Sorry.
>>
>>--
>>Revolutions do not require corporate support.
>>
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