[CLUE-Tech] Dec Alpha computers

[Dave Anselmi]

Hi Mike,

I'd like one of these.  4 or 5 would be even better.  Here's why...

I'm in a Navy Reserve unit that has acquired some expertise in network
installation.  That's mostly stringing and terminating CAT 5.  I am trying to
teach the unit about the other side of networking - the computers, software, and
configuration.  To do that I want to set up a small network lab that we can
learn on.  (In the process I'll convert them all to Linux because it runs well
on old hardware we can find.)

Sounds like these would fit the bill very well.  And I'd get to expose the group
to some non-Intel hardware.  Let me know what you think.

Dave

"Haley, Mike" wrote:

> Hello everybody,
>
> I would like to find out if there is any interest among the LUG in having
> Dec Alpha computers for cheap or free.
>
> I just acquired over 30 of these computers and would like to find good homes
> for them.  The computers are Dec Alphastation 255, running at 233Mhz, with
> 64 meg ram, 2 ea. 1 gig HD (SCSI), a CD-rom (SCSI), a floppy,  a VGA card,
> external connector for SCSI (termination attached), connectors for 2 serial
> & 1 parallel port, built in ethernet and build in sound device.  No monitors
> or keyboards or mice but work with standard PS/2.
>
> I checked on the vendor links at debian.org and found Linux releases from
> Debian, Red Hat, Mandrake and SUSe for the Alpha but have not acquired any
> yet.
>
> If your are interested in having one of these or think I should bring some
> in for door prizes please let me know.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Haley
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