[rescue] Appropriate OS for Alpha?

[Mike Nicewonger]

> > Is this a good OS for this use?  Another version? Linux? xBSD?  Am
> > interested in soft raid mirror, but I have tape backup, and their will
> > be little movement on the box, so that isn't required.
> >
> > Also, I'd like 100Mbit ethernet in the box, what affordable card should
> > I look for and what OS supports it?
>
>   NetBSD/alpha will do all those things, and do them quite well.  It'll
> run very nicely on that box, and squeeze a good deal of performance
> out of it as well.  It can be installed and booted in about fifteen
> minutes flat if you pull down an .iso and burn it onto a CDR.  I
> wholeheartedly recommend it.
>
>   Digital Unix is solid, but it's a commercial OS...and as such, sorely
> lacks in features, modern-ness, and device support.
>
I second what Dave said, BSD will just work and work very well especially on
that machine, driver support is very good for the 200/400 boxen.

Mike N