Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:44:46 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: FreeBSD-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: many cheap PC164 boards -- gret for NetBSD Message-ID: <19990412094446.X2142@lemis.com>
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In case you didn't see this. Greg ----- Forwarded message from Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com> ----- > Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 16:46:01 -0400 > To: port-alpha@netbsd.org > Cc: netbsd-advocacy@netbsd.org, netbsd-users@netbsd.org > Reply-To: tls@rek.tjls.com > X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.4i > Precedence: list > Delivered-To: netbsd-users@netbsd.org > 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 forwarded message ----- -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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