Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 00:28:39 -0400 (EDT) From: "Brandon D. Valentine" <bandix@looksharp.net> To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Alpha XL 300 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010180021200.1646-100000@turtle.looksharp.net>
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I am looking to buy an Alpha to run FreeBSD/AXP on. I have the ability to buy a DEC Alpha XL 300 workstation and it looks like a good deal. It's got a 300Mhz 21164, 32MB of RAM, a 2.1 GB SCSI HDD and a SCSI CDROM in it. All for ~$450 USD. What I want to know is, is this as good a deal as it sounds, and will it run FreeBSD well. I have been unable to track down data on the Compaq AlphaServer website about this model. I'm curious as to what kind of RAM it takes, as that would certainly need to be upgraded, I've already got a pile of disks to stick in it. Also, any info anyone can provide on how many pci/isa slots it has would be helpful. The other thing I was curious about is, it's in one of those DEC minitower cases, which the compaq website claims are rackmountable. Has anyone ever seen rack kits for these cases and know where I might find one to go with it? Thanks for any information you can provide me. -- Brandon D. Valentine <bandix@looksharp.net> "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." -- Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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