Alpha emulation - HECnet

5 Apr 2012

Yeah, I agree 50e max.

On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 09:19, <hvlems at zonnet.nl> wrote:
Real hardware is priceless: a couple of months ago I was given a DS10 and a DS20E for
free.
The only disadvantages I feel are floorspace and power usage.
Difficult to price an emulator, but    50 is about as much as I'd pay.
Hans
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian McLaughlin <ian at platinum.net>
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Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 14:29:36
To: <hecnet at Update.UU.SE>
Reply-To: hecnet at Update.UU.SESubject: Re: [HECnet] Alpha emulation

Wouldn't be worth more than about $50 (CAD) to me.   Anything more than the used price
for the real hardware ($200) is out to lunch.

Ian

On 2012-04-04, at 2:21 PM, Sampsa Laine wrote:

...
  Guys,

 I've just been talking to the guys who make the FreeAXP product about possible
hobbyist pricing for their DS10 and other commercial products - they seemed to like what
we're doing with HECnet and asked what I thought was a fair price for a DS10 emulator,
so I figured I'd ask here.

 Basically, I think we can get a better deal if a bunch of us buy a copy. Their list price
for the DS10 version is USD 6,000 which of course is crazy as we can get a lot of hardware
for that kind of money.

 So I guess my questions are these:

 1. How many of you are interested in a commercial Alpha emulator at hobbyist pricing?
 2. What are we willing to pay for say an emulated DS10?

 Sampsa

 PS: The chap mentioned that hecnet.eu has been down for a while (so he's clearly
aware of us) - any ideas when/if it's coming back up?

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