DEC Alpha 3000 Model 600

[Huw Davies]

I don’t have access to the same resources I used to, but a bell ringing in my head says that V8.3 might have been supported on the 3000/400 as an upgrade but not as an original install.

ISTR that the problem was running out of space on the CD to support booting older systems.

As I said, this comes from memory so I could well be wrong…

Huw

> On 8 Sep 2015, at 12:52 am, Sean Caron <scaron at umich.edu> wrote:
> 
> I have a 3000/400 and I was never able to get 8.3 to install on it ... I
> don't think I was ever able to get it to even boot from the 8.3 media (with
> most recent firmware) ... I just dropped back to V7.3 and it works great.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Sean
> 
> 
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Mark Wickens <mark at wickensonline.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
>> I was quite surprised about 8.3 supporting the DEC 3000/600 AXP, however
>> looking at the Quickspecs you appear to be right.
>> 
>> http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx%2Fc04154442.pdf
>> 
>> However, I don't see any Turbochannel graphics adapters listed as
>> supported, only the following:
>> 
>> Graphics Options
>> PBXGK
>> ELSA/GLoria Synergy+ graphics option that provides 2D acceleration for
>> supported PCI-based
>> Alpha Workstations and Servers.
>> PBXGD
>> PowerStorm 300/500 graphics option that provides 3D acceleration or 3D
>> acceleration with
>> stereo viewing capabilities for supported PCI-based Alpha Workstations and
>> Servers.
>> PBXGF
>> 3DLabs OXYGEN VX1 graphics option that provides 2D acceleration for
>> supported PCI-based
>> Alpha Workstations and Servers.
>> PBXGG
>> ATI RADEON 7500 2D and 3D, PCI and AGP graphics option
>> 
>> So you might be out of luck on that front.
>> 
>> Mark.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 07/09/15 10:16, Rod Smallwood wrote:
>> 
>>> I thought it might be nice to have a DEC based graphics work station.
>>> I had the Alpha, a high res monitor and the Hobbyist Media CD for
>>> ALPHAVMS 8,3. (yes the system supports 8.3)
>>> SFSG ..  So CD in the drive and switch on. First a nice colour graphics
>>> demo/test.
>>> Then the nomal system level stuff. >>> prompt, enter SHO DEV and our CD
>>> drive shows as DKA400 just where it should be.
>>> 
>>> So Boot DKA400: and off we go. After a while a menu appears from which
>>> you can load  layered products you need.
>>> It gets part way through the load and falls over with a data error. The
>>> cd is a real bought and paid for Media CD and is not a copy.
>>> 
>>> Before I do a lot of tedious emaling (HP have taken the Hobbyist program
>>> in house) has anybody successfully loaded an Alpha  with ALPHA VMS 8.3?
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> Rod
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 

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