Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 13:58:26 -0600 From: "Michael K. Sanders" <msanders@confusion.net> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> Cc: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>, FreeBSD-alpha mailing list <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: many cheap PC164 boards -- gret for NetBSD (fwd) Message-ID: <199904121958.NAA77656@shell.aros.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:39:52 EDT." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904120938040.372-100000@picnic.mat.net>
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In message <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904120938040.372-100000@picnic.mat.net>, Chuck Robey writes: >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? From Thor's description, it's none of these. They all use SDRAM DIMMS, where this board has 8 ECC FPM DRAM SIMM slots. >> 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 becaus >e >> 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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