Re: [9fans] Installing Plan9 on a DEC Alpha Workstation

[john@csplan9.rit.edu]

> Paweł Lasek wrote:
>> Unfortunately my time for working on Alpha port is really limited and
>> my AS is in need of parts (It's really hard to get parity FP simms
>> these day, at least here, and 48 MB is not enough). And also my main
>> priority is to get a newer VMS installed on it, so Plan9 will need to
>> wait even more.
>> 
>> An interesting thing to try for porting might be DS10, for which
>> someone has been writing an emulator - It would be nice to show a
>> working Plan9 network composed of only Alphas one day :-)
> 
> I have AlphaStations in Sydney, Australia which are free to good homes. 
>   A pile of AS200s and a very big pile of AS255s (I think - I'll have to 
> check again).
> 
> I probably have enough to give at least one to everybody active on 
> 9fans. (I'm not kidding).
> 
> I have to get rid of them too.
> 
> E-mail me off-list if you're interested to negotiate transport/pickup.
> 
> I will also make it clear that I don't have time to pre-test to weed out 
> broken units or to run around chasing couriers, so only if you're 
> serious, thanks.
> 
> - Chris.

Yes, people, please take them and work on the port... my AlphaStation
250 is lonely only running VMS.

John