Free Unix/Linux shell providers at dmoz: the open directory project
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Re: Free Unix/Linux shell providers at dmoz: the open directory project
#2So happy to see Nyx Net still up and running - it's where I first learned the *nix shell back in '92 or '93 on their Nox server - ahh memories.
Re: Free Unix/Linux shell providers at dmoz: the open directory project
#3Dmoz, the "open" directory competitor to the Yahoo directory?
Boy, does that take me back. It makes me want to fire up Red Hat 6, WindowMaker, X11Amp, Netscape Communicator and re-discover the internet old school; check out some bands on audiogalaxy.com, limp through some Macromedia-enhanced sites, read slashdot.org and cmdrtaco.net, see if JWZ has posted any more rants to his website, try out the latest nvidia X11 drivers. Those were the days, I say. Back when so many of us were still writing C++ as if it had a future.
Kudos to you, dmoz. Kudos.
Re: Free Unix/Linux shell providers at dmoz: the open directory project
#4Seems most of these are either Linux, BSD or SunOS. I'm much more interested on getting shells on obscure systems like AIX, HP-UX or SunOS SPARC to port software to them. But those are really hard to come by.
Re: Free Unix/Linux shell providers at dmoz: the open directory project
#5I If you want a reliable shell for personal use check out http://lowendbox.com - there is a whole market for *nix VPS's for as little as $10-$20/year.
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#6I've had an account on SDF for years, even paid for the lifetime membership, I don't use it too much but it is useful from time to time and it works great.
Re: Free Unix/Linux shell providers at dmoz: the open directory project
#7Seems most of these are either Linux, BSD or SunOS. I'm much more interested on getting shells on obscure systems like AIX, HP-UX or SunOS SPARC to port software to them. But those are really hard to come by.
Try http://polarhome.com
They offer (beside usual linux/bsd flavors) QNX, IRIX, AIX and HP-UX shell accounts.
Re: Free Unix/Linux shell providers at dmoz: the open directory project
#8Seems most of these are either Linux, BSD or SunOS. I'm much more interested on getting shells on obscure systems like AIX, HP-UX or SunOS SPARC to port software to them. But those are really hard to come by.
Try http://polarhome.com They offer (beside usual linux/bsd flavors) QNX, IRIX, AIX and HP-UX shell accounts.
That's awesome, thanks! Looks like shell access is a $10 one time fee per system though (but still reading their policies). So the initial cost would be a function of how many systems you want to port to.
Still looks like a great service though.
Re: Free Unix/Linux shell providers at dmoz: the open directory project
#9I If you want a reliable shell for personal use check out http://lowendbox.com - there is a whole market for *nix VPS's for as little as $10-$20/year.
This is what I did. Now I have root access, and much less restrictions in general. It's 3 bucks a month for the one I got.
Re: Free Unix/Linux shell providers at dmoz: the open directory project
#10One that's not included, and that I can heartily recommend if you're curious about OpenBSD: http://devio.us/