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Date:      Thu, 15 May 1997 11:37:42 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@CS.Duke.EDU>
To:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
Cc:        freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Alpha questions.. 
Message-ID:  <199705151537.LAA01984@hurricane.cs.duke.edu>
In-Reply-To: <18384.863657345@time.cdrom.com>
References:  <199705150024.UAA01463@hurricane.cs.duke.edu> <18384.863657345@time.cdrom.com>

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Jordan K. Hubbard writes:
 > > provided by a future Milo-like FreeBSD console program).  The SRM
 > > console is available for every machine I can think of with the
 > > exception of the XL series personal workstations.  For most machines,
 > > the SRM console is freely available from
 > > ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware.  For EB* motherboards,
 > > one can order the "Alpha EBSDK and Firmware Update Kit" from Digital
 > 
 > Just to note that the "Alpha PC" designs which people like Aspen
 > Systems ship (http://www.aspsys.com) come only with the ARC console
 > unless you're willing to pay $175 more for SRM.  This is not made
 > freely available anywhere - I looked into that thoroughly before
 > writing out the check. :-)

Actually, most of these "Alpha PC" type systems (including Aspen's
Durrango & all Enorex's systems) are just re-packaged DEC AlphaPC164
or EB164 motherboards.  Firmware for which is included in the
above-mentioned Alpha EBSDK.

Drew
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