[CLUE-Tech] Dec Alpha computers

[Sean LeBlanc]

On 11-20 07:09, 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.

Yes, indeedy!!! Can't think of anything cooler for a door prize than this!!
I'd like to try both Linux and FreeBSD on Alpha....the next meeting could
be covering something as drab and as unrelated to Linux as filling out tax
forms, and I'll still be there, if these are the door prizes! :)


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