Re: Alpha has gone to its reward
Hi Bob! Bob Tracy schrieb am Sa. 2. Juli 2022 um 05:14: > We had a horrific electrical storm on the 28th, and a lightning strike > took out my home air-conditioning units, my cable modem, my Wifi router, > a 16-port switch, my Ooma Telo, my main computer, my printer, and... my > PWS-433au :-(. Oh dear… I hope only „hardware“ is affected and you and your family are fine! > The Alpha isn't worth repairing, and I'm not going to go to the trouble > of replacing it. I had my fun with it, and frankly, it lasted far longer > in 24x7x365 use than I had any right to expect. > Indeed, that beast really lived way longer than one would have expected. Bottom line: After more years than I care to remember, I'm out of the > race. Will continue to lurk and help where/when I can, but I won't be > doing any actual testing or debugging on Alpha. Sincere thanks to the > experts hanging out here who have helped me through many a rough spot > with the Alpha platform. Completely understandable and I wanted to express my gratitude to you and all the hard work you did over the decades! > Stay safe, Oliver >
Re: Alpha has gone to its reward
Dear Bob, On 02.07.22 04:43, Bob Tracy wrote: We had a horrific electrical storm on the 28th, and a lightning strike took out my home air-conditioning units, my cable modem, my Wifi router, a 16-port switch, my Ooma Telo, my main computer, my printer, and... my PWS-433au :-(. My condolences, what a pity, another classic gone... :,(, not to speak of the other hardware you lost. :-/ The Alpha isn't worth repairing, and I'm not going to go to the trouble of replacing it. I had my fun with it, and frankly, it lasted far longer in 24x7x365 use than I had any right to expect. All this with the original hardware (PSU, system board, memory)? Insane! Bottom line: After more years than I care to remember, I'm out of the race. Will continue to lurk and help where/when I can, but I won't be doing any actual testing or debugging on Alpha. Sincere thanks to the experts hanging out here who have helped me through many a rough spot with the Alpha platform. Thanks for all your involvement here, I myself started my Alpha machine collection with a PWS (a 500au to be exact) and I found it always helpful and encouraging to see your machine running a GUI and what not. Cheers, Frank
Alpha has gone to its reward
We had a horrific electrical storm on the 28th, and a lightning strike took out my home air-conditioning units, my cable modem, my Wifi router, a 16-port switch, my Ooma Telo, my main computer, my printer, and... my PWS-433au :-(. The Alpha isn't worth repairing, and I'm not going to go to the trouble of replacing it. I had my fun with it, and frankly, it lasted far longer in 24x7x365 use than I had any right to expect. Bottom line: After more years than I care to remember, I'm out of the race. Will continue to lurk and help where/when I can, but I won't be doing any actual testing or debugging on Alpha. Sincere thanks to the experts hanging out here who have helped me through many a rough spot with the Alpha platform. Respectfully, --Bob
