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Adding support for SGI Altix back into Linux - 16-Mar-2026
An alternate title for this could be "Using an LLM to support vintage computers", as I never would have been able to do this without extensive use of Claude Opus. ...

This Website's Design Version 2 - 15-Mar-2026
I have redesigned the build process for this website. With the new build system, I can now write all website content in markdown files. These markdown files are then converted to xml files, which are still processed with xsltproc. ...

Configuring an HP Integrity rx2800 i2 - 11-Nov-2025
I recently picked up an HP Integrity rx2800 i2 server in a lot of server equipment. This is the newest Itanium server I own. In this article I will walk through configuring the system including setting up RAID array on the integrated p410i controller and installing HP-UX 11.31, along with installing...

Bootstraping T2 SDE Linux on SGI Altix From SLES - 10-Jun-2025
T2 SDE is a source based linux distribution and package manager that runs on many different architectures. It is one of the last Linux distros that support IA64, and has been ported to some MIPS SGI machines as well....

Setting up Solaris 8 on Ultra 10 - 31-May-2025
Some notes about setting up a build environment on Solaris 8, specifically my Ultra 10....

Setting up Synergy on UNIX workstations to share mouse and keyboards - 30-May-2025
When I first read about Synergy when I was kid, I was so excited about it. I had a slight obsession with KVMs, and Synergy seemed like an even cooler experience. I remember I set it up on 2 Windows XP computers, but I think I had issues getting it to work on boot up, so I never ended up using it muc...

Installing HP-UX 11.11 on a C360 - 27-May-2025
I recently purchase an HP Visualize C360. This is a 64 Bit PA RISC system. I was unable to get 11.00 installed as I could not find the "HP-UX 11.00 Core OS Options CDs" disc. ...

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