Apple network server 500
Jasen Gibson
machine does not run MacOS, but rather IBM's AIX (unix variant). As AIX may
be hard to come by, and I don't feel like paying for it, I'd like to do
linux. Yellowdog's site says they *think* it will work on this machine, but
they don't support it. Has anyone seen or heard of linux running on this
machine?
For those not familiar with it, the ANS 500 was Apple's attempt at a full
blown Unix server. It was a PPC 604/132, held 512 MB RAM, and had fully hot
swappable power supplies and drive bays (7 drive bays at that!), 3 SCSI
buses (2 fast-wide, 1 SCSI-1), and 6 PCI slots. Pretty nice back in the
day, and it should have been for the $10k they wanted for it. Didn't even
ship with an OS... you had to buy AIX separately for around $1500. But,
that's enough of this weeks "This Old Mac."
I need to locate an OS that will work, preferably Linux since I know that
well enough to get around in (and can download it easy enough). If someone
has AIX 4.1.2 or up that they'd be willing to part with (cheaply) I would
consider that as well.
Dana Hartshorn
In article <B630F906.4346%ja...@mediaone.net>, Jasen Gibson
Karlo Takki
<B630F906.4346%ja...@mediaone.net>:
>I am about to receive an unused ANS 500, with no operating system.
>This machine does not run MacOS, but rather IBM's AIX (unix
>variant). As AIX may be hard to come by, and I don't feel like
>paying for it, I'd like to do linux. Yellowdog's site says they
>*think* it will work on this machine, but they don't support it.
>Has anyone seen or heard of linux running on this machine?
At first I thought you meant "A/UX", but a quick search brought
up this:
with links to installing Linux (http://www.demonsys.com/ans/).
Nice machine.
k.
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