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On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 3:13 PM, Mark Wickens via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > In the Alpha stable I have a 1000A fully loaded with SSB and an external > SSB enclosure running VMS 7.3. I also have the desktop 3000/600 which was > bought for my PhD work with 2GB external DAT and 24 bit graphics. I have > two rackmount 3000/600s and a 3000/800. > > I've been planning on downsizing for a while, I'll keep the desktop > 3000/600 but will be looking to shift the rest. I had a buyer for the 1000A > a while back but couldn't get it shipped - he was going to give me £250 for > it. I am willing to give away the 3000/800 but it can't be shipped. The > developer of the TB-USB card was earmarked for that one but he is in > Germany and it's just very difficult to get a machine with that weight > shipped. > > Regards, Mark. > Windermere, UK. > > > On 19 March 2018 at 16:22, Rob Jarratt via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of > Douglas > > > Taylor via cctalk > > > Sent: 19 March 2018 15:39 > > > To: Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > > Subject: Re: AlphaServers > > > > > > Anyone out there do Alphas anymore? > > > > > > > I suppose it depends on what you mean by "do". Do you mean is anyone > > selling them, using them for real work or just using them as a hobbyist? > I > > do the last of these (occasionally). > > > > Regards > > > > Rob > > > > > > > I have a running; > > > > > > 1000A 4/266 with 384MB Ram an full compliment of Storage Works disks > (has > > > redundant power supplies and a nice roll around cabinet) > > > > > > 3000-300 booting from a SCSI2SD disk, (this is nice since it is kind of > > light and > > > can be picked up and moved easily) > > > > > > 3000-400 booting from a SCSI2SD disk. (this thing is quite heavy, > built > > with > > > heavy think metal to support a equally heavy monitor placed on top) > > > > > > All running hobbyist OpenVMS 8.4, an one VRC16 DEC color monitor. > > > > > > The only part that failed was in the 3000-400, the I/O module (runs > > network, > > > serial, SCSI, video, etc) was faulty and kept the power supply from > > starting up. > > > > > > These 64 bit machines are an interesting compliment to the 32 bit > VAXes I > > > have, 4000/400, 3100/M76, MVII, 40000VLC and the 16 bit PDP-11's. > > > > > > Doug > > > > > >