Alphas, Alphas, Alphas...

Ken D'Ambrosio ken at jots.org
Tue May 2 14:26:00 EDT 2006


Got this forwarded from a friend; it looks like the original sender --
and, therefore, contact -- is one James Fogg (james at jdfogg.com).

-Ken

To: Sandy Fraser (sandyf)
Subject: [Fwd: Freecycle Concord,NH OFFER: Computers - Digital Alpha
Server 4100's]

no idea why someone would have these lying around....

know anyone that has a nostalgic frame of mind for Alphas?

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Freecycle Concord,NH OFFER: Computers - Digital Alpha Server 4100's
Date: 	Tue, 2 May 2006 12:27:58 -0400
From: 	"James Fogg" <james at jdfogg.com>
To: 	<greaternashuafreecycle at yahoogroups.com>,
<FreecycleConcordNH at yahoogroups.com>,
<FreecycleManchesterNH at yahoogroups.com>,
<ClaremontNHFreecycle at yahoogroups.com>


I have a contact in Billerica Massachusetts that has a large (50+)
collection of Digital Alpha Servers, Model 4100. All work. Some are A/C
powered, some are D/C powered. All have 1 to 4 533Mhz processors and 1+
gig of memory. Storage (disks) wasn't specified. Unknown if they are
Pedestal or rack mount, but with that many I'd expect rack mount.

NOTE!! These DON'T run Windows (although they will run a special
Alpha-only version of Windows NT4). They are servers and about the size
of 3 tower-style PC's together. They take standard PCI cards, but use
SCSI disks and special memory. They are not PC's, they are not Intel
compatible. They are extremely fast and ultra-reliable.

These systems will run Linux, Tru64 UNIX, VMS or a special version of
Windows NT4. Linux and VMS are available for free (VMS requires a
"hobbyist" license that is free). NT4 may still be available, not sure.
I know I have NT4 running on mine and it works great.

Contact me if interested. Please indicate that you understand what these
are. I don't want people complaining that they can't install Windows XP
on them.








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