I'm looking
for sources of inexpensive Digital Alpha CPUs and motherboards
for a hobby project I'm putting together with my friends. I tried eBay, but
there is not much Alpha gear to be found there. I'd be very grateful for
any pointers.
There is usually half a dozen of AXPpci mobos on sale on eBay, you may pick
them up at around 30 USD. Or are the supplies gone now?
I've not been looking at the DEC gear recently, but last I did look the number
of Alpha boardc and CPUs seemed to have gone down drastically. I think
the supply is drying up. Seriously, unless you need 64-bit, or are like me
and running OpenVMS, the question becomes, why? What you're going to be
able to find and afford isn't going to be that fast compared to a
Pentium III or IV Motherboard and processor which is likely to cost less.
Zane