Hi Zane,
Do you want to get rid of the 90?
Paul
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
At 8:44 AM -0400 9/16/11, Brian Wheeler wrote:
It brings me to a question: ?are the alpha systems inherently fragile?
The dead DECStation is an obvious hardware issue due to (probably) a
leaked capacitor which is understandable due to its age, but the Alphas
are just hosed in a software kind of way.
I ran my PWS 433au for several years with a dead PCI slot. ?In fact before I
gave up on it in favor of an XP1000, I believe something else had died.
?That actaully impressed me.
My XP1000/667's powersupply died, I had to move the CPU over the the
XP1000/500.
At the same time, don't get me started on VAXstation 4000's. ?I have a 60, a
90, and a VLC. ?All three have issues, the 90 won't boot, the 60 is flakey,
and the VLC has a bad powersupply.
Honestly I need to get things setup so I can powerup and check all my DEC
hardware, it's been months since I booted any of it. :-( ?I simply don't
have the time anymore, and I can't afford to keep a VAX and Alpha running
24/7.
Zane
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