I have a Compaq XP1000/667 that?s my primary VMS system. I picked up a couple XP1000?s a
little over a decade ago when they were affordable, as a replacement for my AlphaStation
433au. I need a new power supply for the /500. I think the days of hobbyist-friendly
prices are largely gone.
Realistically the XP1000 and it?s two external JBOD pull a lot more power than I like, and
I?ve been working to migrate much of my VMS activity to a SIMH/VAX cluster that the XP1000
is now part of. Once that?s done, I?m considering seeing about reviving one of my
AlphaStation 200 4/233?s as a ?lower power? VMS workstation. The one AlphaStation 200
used to run OpenBSD, nearly 20 years ago. Other than that I?ve used them for VMS.
Oh, and I do keep one Physical VAX running, it?s a VAXstation 4000/60. I have other VAXen
and Alpha?s, but they aren?t doing anything.
Zane
On Mar 12, 2018, at 9:25 PM, Benjamin Huntsman via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Place your wagers...
How many more years do you think it'll take before decent, practical-sized Alphas,
like the DS15, and to some degree, the DS10, will be obtainable at hobbyist-friendly
prices?
I have an ES47 I got for a price I could stomach, but it's sans rail kit, drinks
power like it's going out of style, and can anchor a 40-ft yacht.
Anyone out there do Alphas anymore?