[HECnet] NT 4 on AlphaServer es40

-----Original Message----- From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Dave McGuire Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 16:01 To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: Re: [HECnet] NT 4 on AlphaServer es40 On 02/11/2013 03:52 PM, Cory Smelosky wrote: That's frightening. They stopped pushing it as a viable platform in like 1994. The last place I saw it deployed (not that there were many) was gone by 1995. I've heard NT performance wasn't that good on early alphas, so I see why. ;) That wasn't why. ;) It boots the kernel and loads the installer with all 4 processors and all 4G RAM, even! I am TERRIFIED. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA NT 4.0 and all service packs were supported on Alpha. NT 5.0 (aka Windows 2000) beta worked as well until Compaq pulled the plug. As for speed... The Alpha's kicked series ASS running NT. One of my Jensen's still runs V4.0 and it cooks right along! -Steve