Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 15:14:41 +0000 From: Matt Thomas <thomas@whydos.lkg.dec.com> To: peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva) Cc: p.richards@elsevier.co.uk (Paul Richards), hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alpha Based Machines (Was: Re: IBM 57SLC) Message-ID: <199612021514.PAA26017@whydos.lkg.dec.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 28 Nov 1996 07:57:02 CST." <199611281357.HAA21153@bonkers.taronga.com>
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In <199611281357.HAA21153@bonkers.taronga.com> , you wrote: > > How many of us now have Alphas? I bought 2 multia's last month one of > > which has NT on it and one has Linux. A FreeBSD Alpha port might now > > have enough bodies around to make a good go of it. > > I think that if you want to work on BSD on the Alpha you'd probably be better > off working with the NetBSD or OpenBSD folks, who already have ports... > > I think that FreeBSD is clearly the easiest and most accessible BSD port out > there, and keeping all the FreeBSD effort behind the one arrow is reasonable, > isn't it? After all, we already have two teams working on the "support all > platforms" front. > Those Multias are damn cute, but I'm afraid that they're a one-shot thing. I > can't seem to convince any of the DEC people I talk to that a REAL PC-priced > Alpha box is an economic necessity if they're going to survive long-term. The following vendors showed Alpha based systems at Comdex: Aspen Systems Dual 21164 500MHz "Twin Peaks" Carrera Computers Cobra 21164 366-500MHz Deskstation Technology Raptor ReFlex 500MHz Enorex Microsystems, Inc. Alpha 21164 366-500MHz at $2,999 -$5,999 Industrial Computer PCIMG Alpha SBC 21064 Microway Screamer 21164 Motherboard The Panda Project Archistrat 4S Alpha Workstation Polywell Computers Webserver 500C Vivid Image Co. VI 100 + VI 225 Controllers Note that Enorex systems (and others) are based on the PC164 motherboard which can support the SMT console and thus NetBSD/alpha. Note that the default configurations are for EIDE which is not supported by NetBSD. Basically, if you can get a configuration that is usable for Digital UNIX or OpenVMS, it'll probably work with NetBSD/alpha. -- Matt Thomas Internet: matt@3am-software.com 3am Software Foundry WWW URL: http://www.3am-software.com/bio/matt.html Westford, MA Disclaimer: I disavow all knowledge of this message
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