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by healyzh＠aracnet.com

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

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FreeAXP Alpha Emulator

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

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

15 years, 1 month

FreeAXP Alpha Emulator

by sampsa＠mac.com

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

15 years, 1 month

FreeAXP Alpha Emulator

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

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

15 years, 1 month

FreeAXP Alpha Emulator

by neozeed＠gmail.com

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

15 years, 1 month

FreeAXP Alpha Emulator

by sampsa＠mac.com

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

15 years, 1 month

FreeAXP Alpha Emulator

by neozeed＠gmail.com

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

15 years, 1 month

FreeAXP Alpha Emulator

by sampsa＠mac.com

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

15 years, 1 month

FreeAXP Alpha Emulator

by ploopster＠gmail.com

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

15 years, 1 month

Terminal software (other than DECterm) that can do ReGIS and/or SIXEL graphics?

by ploopster＠gmail.com

Sampsa Laine wrote: I must get myself one of these, I wonder how often they become available in the UK... I saw a VT340 go in ebay.co.uk not all that long ago. (1 year?) I keep two VT340s around the house. I absolutely adore them. I wouldn't mind picking up a VT330, just because that almost-flat CRT is a sight to behold. Razor-sharp. By comparison, at times the VT340 can be a touch blurry, especially when not yet warm. Peace... Sridhar

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