DEC Alpha 3000 Model 600

[Sean Caron]

Yes, I found my DEC 3000 was very, very finicky about the CD-ROM drive as
well ... fortunately persistence prevailed on my 3000/400 :O My experience
is a little limited but the DEC 3000s do seem a little tricky to get to run
right. Just gotta keep at it...

Best,

Sean


On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 6:03 PM, Rod Smallwood <
rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Now returned from vacation in southen Germany (warmer than the uk) and
> wading through 500+ emails.
> Well the good news is that 8.3 _will _install on the 3000 - 600.  It boots
> every time now.
> The problem is its verry fussy about the CD drive you use.
> Borrowing a nearly new genuine DEC RRD drive from another alpha finally
> did it.
> Next job up is to key in the PAK for TCP/IP and pull the whole PAK .cmd
> file over and run it.
>
> Rod
>
>
>
> On 08/09/2015 09:58, Huw Davies wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Huw Davies           | e-mail: Huw.Davies at kerberos.davies.net.au
>> Melbourne            | "If soccer was meant to be played in the
>> Australia            | air, the sky would be painted green"
>>
>>
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