I'm looking for a way to run HP-UX (for educational purposes), but I don't have HP hardware right now.
These options are not very suitable for me:
- HP TestDrive program – Looks like it was discontinued 2 years ago.
- Ski – looks like only CPU emulator. Is it worth trying?
- HPPAQEMU – Patch for old Qemu for HPPA-Linux guest-OS only. Is it worth trying?
- hp-ux Aires – I don't need to visualize HP-PA on HP-Itanium. That question is about using HP-UX without HP hardware.
A year ago I was working as a system integrator at TTI Telecom and now I'm (self-|un)employed and don't want to look for job right now because of institute graduation. TTI and some other companies with offices in my city use HP-UX. So better knowledge of HP-UX could be a very useful skill if I decide to work there.
Best Answer
Buy an old server or workstation? I don't see a lot on eBay, but if you could find one locally, I bet a lot of places are like the last place I worked: we threw out a couple of 712 workstations that had been used for testing, and when I left there was still a E55 server sitting unplugged in the corner.