Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:39:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> To: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> Cc: FreeBSD-alpha mailing list <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: many cheap PC164 boards -- gret for NetBSD (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904120938040.372-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199904112059.WAA06005@yedi.iaf.nl>
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On Sun, 11 Apr 1999, Wilko Bulte wrote: > 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. I went looking on http://www.digital.com/alphaoem/alphamb.htm, and they show 3 PC164 motherboards, an -RX, -SX, and -LX versions of PC164. Do you know which one this is, so I can look at the specs? > > 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 > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@picnic.mat.net | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (Solaris7). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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