> I cannot believe this lucky dog friend of mine. Last month he buys a Compaq
> 1265 at auction cheap with a cracked display, and compaq replaces it under
> warranty free. This week I tell him to check out a auction I went to where
> a big bidder defaulted, and comes back with this "still under hardware
> support" Alpha 2100 server model A500MP, and the price was too good to even
> discuss.
>
> Now we want to play with it though, and neither of us has a clue where to
> start. (hint it won't be the $200/hr Compaq software support line) The only
> thing that came with it is a DAT drive (worth more I bet than he paid for
> the whole thing). On the back it has a couple PS/2 mouse/keyboard type
> connectors, a serial port, and I think it has a ethernet card. Software on
> it might be OSF1.
>
> HELP. It is too heavy for "us" to move out of his SUV, so we plan to back
> it up in my driveway and run an extension cord to it and whatever else we
> need to for "testing". Just finding out what is inside would be real nice.
> Thanks.
>
>
>
if it runs OPEN/VMS take a look at
http://www.montagar.com for the DECUS
non-commercial hobby VAX/VMS deal.
OSF/1 (later known as DIGITAL Unix and now TRU-64 Unix) is pretty good.
Bill
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bpechter_at_shell.monmouth.com|pechter_at_pechter.dyndns.org
Three things never anger: First, the one who runs your DEC,
The one who does Field Service and the one who signs your check.
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bpechter_at_shell.monmouth.com|pechter_at_pechter.dyndns.org
Three things never anger: First, the one who runs your DEC,
The one who does Field Service and the one who signs your check.
Received on Wed Aug 18 1999 - 18:50:06 BST