[wplug] DEC alphaserver

Vanco, Don don.vanco at agilysys.com
Thu Oct 14 12:51:10 EDT 2004



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>From: wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org 
>[mailto:wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org] On 
>Behalf Of wmoran at potentialtech.com
>Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 11:59 AM
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>Cc: Kathleen Ferraro
>Subject: Re: [wplug] DEC alphaserver
>
>
>Quoting Kathleen Ferraro <kaf1+ at pitt.edu>:
>> Can anyone use a DEC Alpha server 2000 4/200 and a terminal?
>> I don't have detailed specs.  If you want to come  by and 
>take a look,
>> email me. I am at the School of Medicine at Pitt in Scaife 
>Hall (above
>> Presby). Free to a good home, but I need to  get it out as soon as
>> possible. --Kathie
>
>I'd love to have this as an experimental machine (FreeBSD had tier-1
>support for the Alpha platform until they retired it, I think 
>the support
>is still very good)
>
>I'm not familiar with that particular model, is it roughly PC sized?
>
>I don't have a particular use for it.  If someone else has a 
>specific use,
>they should take it.  If there are no other takers, I think 
>I'll take it.

	You'll want a sneak-peak at: http://www.alphalinux.org/ and in
particular http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/FAQ-5.html - I think it's a
Jensen - which is EISA bus.  I have a Multia myself.

Don



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