On 2015-09-09, "Bryan C. Everly" <br...@bceassociates.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to put together a multiple CPU architecture test lab for
> work I'm doing on some ports and I have the following:
>
> * Thinkpad T21 (i386)
> * Powerbook G4 (32-bit PPC)
> * Sun Blade 100 (sparc64)
> * Thinkpad x220 (amd64)
>
> I'm wondering if anyone could recommend a low-cost Alpha or PA-RISC
> machine for me to add to this?
General hints for picking up an alpha:
Make sure the machine has an SRM console, i.e., boots to a ">>>"
prompt. Some models only support AlphaBIOS or ARC(BIOS) and these
don't run BSD.
CPU generations:
21064: Skip. They are far too slow.
21164: If you're happy with the speed of the Blade 100, then these
are in the same ballpark.
21264: Nowadays there's probably no point in bothering with anything
less.
If you intend to be in the same room as the machine, pick a workstation
model and not a server.
--
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber na...@mips.inka.de
