going back in time

[chuck lawrence]

I cut my teeth on hp-ux, but haven't touched it in several years. I do have access to a j2240 and a 730, both running 10.2. I have a request to resurrect hp-ux 9.x on one of them.

did the j2240 support 9.x? I forget.

any suggestions as to where I can locate 9.x installation media?

adv(thanks)ance

-chuck

[Bob E Campbell]

The J2240 is much newer and if memory serves would run only on HP-UX 10.20 and later.

The 730 was one of the initial "Snakes" workstations. and I still have some of the glossy photos and handouts from the introduction. It will run the odd-numbered versions of HP-UX 9.X (I would go for HP-UX 9.07).

Finding media that still is readable is left as an exercise for the reader.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom chuck,

9.04 media: Someone's closet or Ebay, if you are lucky.

I think 9.04 was supported on that hardware but that doesn't mean the install will be easy or fun. Better be a good reason for it.

SEP

[Bill Hassell · Accepted solution]

The 730 should run 9.05 or 9.07. It will not run 9.04 as the even numbers were only for series 800 (aka, servers), not series 700's (workstations). As far as I know, the J2240 did not exist when 9.07 (the latest 9.0 for workstations) so no, it won't even load. The 710, 720 and 730 should all work OK on 9.07.

[chuck lawrence]

thanks to all for validating my memories. I've found a used hardware vendor who will sell me a 735/125 preloaded with 9.05. I think this is the best combination of performance and OS we can hope for.

[Court Campbell]

Does anyone else get the Huey Lewis song from "Back To The Future" stuck in their head after reading the subject line?