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To: Mike Eldridge <diz@cafes.net>
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Subject: Re: Alpha 4.x releases (production quality?)
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Mike Eldridge writes:
 > 
 > I've looked at various used alpha hardware dealers, but as I said before,
 > I don't know much about alphas.  It seems there are LOADS of different
 > ones.
 > 
 > AlphaStation 200, huh?  Do they have no cache either?  ;)

They have a 512k cache.  They're not fast, but they're not painfully
slow either...  They're considerably less buggy than multias.

 > Any suggestions on a (fairly) cheap alpha?  (keep in mind I'm buying a new
 > car =P)
 > 

An alphastation 200 or 250.  You can generally find them on the
on-line auction sites for less than $300. 

Drew


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