Digital announces a 64-bit version of Linux

[rodney at sabletech.com (Rodney Thayer)]

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>In Digital News & Review (V 12 N 14, July 24, 1995; pg. 10):
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>"Linux lives with Red Hat
>
>Red Hat Software has announced an agreement with Digital to produce a
>version of Red Hat Commercial Linux to run on Alpha. Red Hat's Linux
>version also runs on 386, 486, and Pentium hardware platforms. The Red
>Hat Alpha version is the first Linux to run on a 64-bit system
>architecture. The final version of the operating system will be
>available  and shipping by the third qarter of 1995. No price
>information was available at press time.
>
>Linus Torvalds developed Linux as a project while a student at the
>University of Helsinki. The unique features of Linux is that its
>kernel does not use proprietary code. The original version has been
>enhanced by many Unix programmers throught the world, who have used
>the Internet to collaborate on improving it. The original version of
>Linux is still distributed at no charge to students and others who are
>interested in working with it.
>
>Red Hat Software... (203) 454-5500"
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