Re: AlphaStation for sale at onsale

[Adam Fritzler <afritz delphid dyn ml org>]

On Fri, 15 May 1998, Ken Hansen wrote:
> 	Was a DU machine w/16 Megs installed for (Hughes Aeronautics I think),
> 	so it has SRM installed (I assume).

They were ordered by Hughes Aero (here in Phoenix area, I assume).  And
were only taken out of the box to install the RAM.  Other than that they
are completely unopened (as you can tell from the original DEC
yellow-strip accross the power connector).

BTW, is there any way to store SRM and ARC on this system at the same
time? (without having to flash over SRM everytime you want to boot NT or
Linux?)  I'm currently using SRM, then doing a 'boot ewa0' and loading an
ARC image via bootp/tftp.

> 	There are two 8 Meg SIMMs installed in the system unit as shipped,
> 	there are 2 4 Meg SIMMs in an accessory bag in the box.

I packed another 64mb in mine (total of 88mb) -- NT4 would run quite
nicely if it weren't for the terrible video drivers.  I haven't gotten
Linux on it yet, but i'm counting on good performance there as well --
I'll have to use a different video card, of coarse...

> 	It is a nice, clean unit (never been used!) and it reportedly has a
> 	one year warranty. It's a nice, low profile case.

It's a very nice case -- I bought it and sold my UDB, which is quite a
nice upgrade.  I like the cooling in the AS200 better as well.  There's
just something about having a 3.5" fan sucking right across the processor
that gives you confidence that someone does still understand how to design
a case!  The heat problem of the UDB was scary...
 
> 	I have learned after I bought mine that at least one person was able
> to get the same unit for the vendor offering them through Onsale for
> $219
> with local pickup. That is/was a very good deal IMHO. (See
> http://www.azdigital.com - they have complete systems for $995 listed)

That was me.  $215 (and they delievered it to me).  AZDigital is great
company!  Very friendly.
 
af

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