1 Dec
2010
1 Dec
'10
11:38 a.m.
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:01 AM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
At 7:30 AM -0800 12/1/10, Gene Buckle wrote:
What are people's opinions of Personal Alpha
(http://www.stromasys.ch/hardware-virtualization-solutions/charon-axp/downlo…
Mark
I'd love to have another VAX, but I can't afford to feed it. Emulation
would be nice. :)
Replacement HW costs are definitely going up. ?I managed to score a pair of
Compaq XP1000's (Alpha 21264 500Mhz & 667Mhz) at the low point in their
value. ?One now has a dead power supply, and last I checked XP1000's go for
big bucks (not sure about the PS's). ?I assume drives are getting harder to
find, but I have a large stash. I have several older Alpha's dating back to
a DEC3000/300LX. ?My VAX hardware is a lot sparser, flakier, and my drive
options more limited (plus I don't want to run a Q-bus system 24x7 which
limits me even more).
Still the biggest roadblock on keeping the stuff running is the cost of
electricity and cooling. ?That's what caused me to power down MONK, which
had been running for over a decade in one form or another.
There are several emulation solutions, I'd recommend looking at SIMH first.
?I'm thinking of trying it on a Mini-ITX box.
Zane