Guys/Johnny,
I'm registering two new nodes in my area, BONZO and LEMUR.
BONZO is at 8.800
LEMUR is at 8.430
Sampsa
On 16 Jul 2010, at 18:08, Marc Chametzky wrote:
Have you ever run an Alpha with only 128MB of RAM? That is the absolute
bare minimum I'd run 7.2 in, and it wasn't fun. I really wish they'd allow
between 192MB and 256MB, as at that point it starts being usable. Of course
I'd also like a Linux version. :-)
They have a Linux version called CHARON-AXP/ES40 for Linux NCE. You can find it at http://www.stromasys.ch/axpnce/ .
I've set it up here and it does work. The only downside is that the non-commercial (free) version shuts off after 30 days requiring a restart. Plus, it's time-bombed to stop working after December 31, 2010 (although a newer version should subsequently be available if past history continues).
--Marc
Have you ever run an Alpha with only 128MB of RAM? That is the absolute
bare minimum I'd run 7.2 in, and it wasn't fun. I really wish they'd allow
between 192MB and 256MB, as at that point it starts being usable. Of course
I'd also like a Linux version. :-)
They have a Linux version called CHARON-AXP/ES40 for Linux NCE. You can find it at http://www.stromasys.ch/axpnce/ .
I've set it up here and it does work. The only downside is that the non-commercial (free) version shuts off after 30 days requiring a restart. Plus, it's time-bombed to stop working after December 31, 2010 (although a newer version should subsequently be available if past history continues).
--Marc
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010, Sampsa Laine wrote:
No, haven't really tried....What I was thinking of doing was using this to export lots of disk space to my machines from elsewhere on my network - I was going to use the 8.4 iSCSI stuff but can't get it to work..
Sampsa
Do you have the release version of 8.4? I had hopes of having iSCSI working
with the Alpha Version of 8.4, but I have to wonder if they crippled it so
that it only works with HP devices. :-(
I've considered seeing if I could use SIMH to export disks. I need a way to
significantly cut my power requirements, so that I can bring at least one
VMS system back online. I've been considering a lean config on an
AlphaStation 200 4/233, rather than my XP1000 with 6 external high
performance SCSI drives. I'm also thinking of setting up an Atom based
system running SIMH, the problem being that costs money that I'd rather
spend on photography.
Zane
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010, Jason Stevens wrote:
Yeah it's really quite sad. Of course people scoff, but it's a great way to
test floating point since it's obviously not an intel product... and gives
different results, in strange and fun ways to make sure your code still
comes out right......
Oh! You were being serious!
How about running OpenBSD/NetBSD/FreeBSD or Linux on there? Would that do
the trick for you?
Zane
No, haven't really tried....What I was thinking of doing was using this to export lots of disk space to my machines from elsewhere on my network - I was going to use the 8.4 iSCSI stuff but can't get it to work..
Sampsa
On 16 Jul 2010, at 17:57, Zane H. Healy wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010, Sampsa Laine wrote:
Guys, just saw this on openvmshobbyist.com:
FreeAXP http://www.migrationspecialties.com/FreeAXP.html#Components
It emulates a AlphaServer 400 with up to 7 drives and 128 MB of RAM. Runs on Windows though :(
I'm currently rolling out a test system to see how well it behaves on Win2K3 Server.
Sampsa
Have you ever run an Alpha with only 128MB of RAM? That is the absolute
bare minimum I'd run 7.2 in, and it wasn't fun. I really wish they'd allow
between 192MB and 256MB, as at that point it starts being usable. Of course
I'd also like a Linux version. :-)
Zane
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010, Sampsa Laine wrote:
Guys, just saw this on openvmshobbyist.com:
FreeAXP http://www.migrationspecialties.com/FreeAXP.html#Components
It emulates a AlphaServer 400 with up to 7 drives and 128 MB of RAM. Runs on Windows though :(
I'm currently rolling out a test system to see how well it behaves on Win2K3 Server.
Sampsa
Have you ever run an Alpha with only 128MB of RAM? That is the absolute
bare minimum I'd run 7.2 in, and it wasn't fun. I really wish they'd allow
between 192MB and 256MB, as at that point it starts being usable. Of course
I'd also like a Linux version. :-)
Zane
Yeah it's really quite sad. Of course people scoff, but it's a great way to test floating point since it's obviously not an intel product... and gives different results, in strange and fun ways to make sure your code still comes out right......
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:
Yes Jason, I can't believe it won't fulfil that huge gap in hobbyist NT 4.0 Alpha users' emulation needs.
Sampsa
On 16 Jul 2010, at 17:28, Jason Stevens wrote:
And it won't even run NT.... :|
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:
Guys, just saw this on openvmshobbyist.com:
FreeAXP http://www.migrationspecialties.com/FreeAXP.html#Components
It emulates a AlphaServer 400 with up to 7 drives and 128 MB of RAM. Runs on Windows though :(
I'm currently rolling out a test system to see how well it behaves on Win2K3 Server.
Sampsa
Yes Jason, I can't believe it won't fulfil that huge gap in hobbyist NT 4.0 Alpha users' emulation needs.
Sampsa
On 16 Jul 2010, at 17:28, Jason Stevens wrote:
And it won't even run NT.... :|
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:
Guys, just saw this on openvmshobbyist.com:
FreeAXP http://www.migrationspecialties.com/FreeAXP.html#Components
It emulates a AlphaServer 400 with up to 7 drives and 128 MB of RAM. Runs on Windows though :(
I'm currently rolling out a test system to see how well it behaves on Win2K3 Server.
Sampsa
And it won't even run NT.... :|
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:
Guys, just saw this on openvmshobbyist.com:
FreeAXP http://www.migrationspecialties.com/FreeAXP.html#Components
It emulates a AlphaServer 400 with up to 7 drives and 128 MB of RAM. Runs on Windows though :(
I'm currently rolling out a test system to see how well it behaves on Win2K3 Server.
Sampsa
Yeah, the low RAM kinda sucks. But it seems a bit more light weight than PersonalAlpha and support way more disk..
Sampsa
On 16 Jul 2010, at 17:26, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
Sampsa Laine wrote:
Guys, just saw this on openvmshobbyist.com:
FreeAXP http://www.migrationspecialties.com/FreeAXP.html#Components
It emulates a AlphaServer 400 with up to 7 drives and 128 MB of RAM.
Runs on Windows though :(
I'm currently rolling out a test system to see how well it behaves on
Win2K3 Server.
That's ghetto as hell. Only 128MB? That's not much for an Alpha.
Peace... Sridhar
