AlphaServers

[Rob Jarratt]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Douglas
> Taylor via cctalk
> Sent: 19 March 2018 15:39
> To: Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Re: AlphaServers
> 
> Anyone out there do Alphas anymore?
> 

I suppose it depends on what you mean by "do". Do you mean is anyone selling them, using them for real work or just using them as a hobbyist? I do the last of these (occasionally).

Regards

Rob


> I have a running;
> 
> 1000A 4/266 with 384MB Ram an full compliment of Storage Works disks (has
> redundant power supplies and a nice roll around cabinet)
> 
> 3000-300 booting from a SCSI2SD disk, (this is nice since it is kind of light and
> can be picked up and moved easily)
> 
> 3000-400 booting from a SCSI2SD disk.  (this thing is quite heavy, built with
> heavy think metal to support a equally heavy monitor placed on top)
> 
> All running hobbyist OpenVMS 8.4, an one VRC16 DEC color monitor.
> 
> The only part that failed was in the 3000-400, the I/O module (runs network,
> serial, SCSI, video, etc) was faulty and kept the power supply from starting up.
> 
> These 64 bit machines are an interesting compliment to the 32 bit VAXes I
> have, 4000/400, 3100/M76, MVII, 40000VLC and the 16 bit PDP-11's.
> 
> Doug