[Info-vax] Is a simple to use virtual Alpha aready feasible?

BillPedersen pedersen at ccsscorp.com
Wed Dec 11 13:00:11 EST 2013


On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 12:32:54 PM UTC-5, tadamsmar wrote:
> Can you configure a PC so that it could replace a bare DS10?
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> That is, so that you could just disconnect the bus cables in a ds10 and connect them to cards in the PC and then boot and run?
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> Can you do this with freeware?
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> It seemed like vtAlpha might do that. The documentation seemed to advising you from just using your old disks, which seems to imply that you *could* just use your old disks.
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> Opps, forgot to move the cables from the 2 Ethernet ports! Those are needed also.
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> Of course, a bare DS10 would still be cheaper, perhaps, for the same performance.

Well, a DS10L with 512MB, 20+GB disk, diskette and CD for approximately $500 from a reseller in the US.  Out performs PersonalAlpha DS20 on HP Proliant p6710f (AMD Athlon II X4 640 3 GHz) as well as any other "free" Alpha emulator.

Bill.



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