Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 22:59:18 +0200 (CEST) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org (FreeBSD-alpha mailing list) Subject: many cheap PC164 boards -- gret for NetBSD (fwd) Message-ID: <199904112059.WAA06005@yedi.iaf.nl>
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I assume that Thor has no problems with me forwarding this to the FreeBSD/alpha list as well. Bulk prices tend to drop with volume.. ;-) Wilko ----- Forwarded message from Thor Lancelot Simon ----- I've found a source of very cheap AlphaPC164 motherboards, with 500MHz CPU. They have no memory, and no case or power supply (they take ECC FPM DRAM, *not* SDRAM, and have 8 SIMM slots of which either 4 or 8 must be filled with the same size parts) -- they should fit in standard ATX cases, but require a special power supply ($70-$90, details available) which has a normal "hard" power switch instead of the ATX "soft" switch. There is absolutely *no* warranty or guarantee, and the boards are as-is -- though (if you trust me) I can tell you that they come from what I'd call a very reliable source. They'll cost around $150-$200/ea, plus shipping. I'm very unlikely to make any money from this; I'm mentioning it here because NetBSD/alpha runs great on these boards and, aside from the new 21264-based systems, they're actually some of the fastest systems NetBSD runs on, period. I'd like to see more people running NetBSD/alpha and I see this as a good opportunity to help the interested do so for cheap. I'm going to do a bulk purchase of these boards in the near future -- let me know in the next few days if you're intersted. Thor -- Thor Lancelot Simon tls@rek.tjls.com "And where do all these highways go, now that we are free?" ----- End of forwarded message from Thor Lancelot Simon ----- Groeten / Cheers, Wilko _ ______________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Arnhem, The Netherlands |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte WWW : http://www.tcja.nl _______________________ Powered by FreeBSD ___ http://www.freebsd.org _____ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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