[Info-vax] Alpha V8.4-2 distribution

David Froble davef at tsoft-inc.com
Tue Jun 21 22:12:11 EDT 2016


David Froble wrote:
> Steven Schweda wrote:
>>> [...] asked David Turner for DVD drives ....
>>
>>    With a hardware description so detailed as "my Alpha", I
>> hesitate to offer much specific advice on optical drives,
>> but, in my main XP1000 I have "ALP$DKA600:, device type
>> TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1711" (with a Sun-gray bezel, consistent
>> with its origin).  I have another in a Sun 911 box (another
>> poor color match), which has helped with my
>> optical-drive-free rx2600 systems.  As all this might
>> suggest, it has a SCSI interface.
> 
> Now that is helpful.  Color doesn't matter to me.

Rats!  Got around to starting up the DS20.  Found out it has a RRD47, another CD 
drive.

Does anyone know if any Alphas came with DVD drives?  Did ant itanics come with 
CD drives?

Boss says I'm getting an itanic, RX2660 or something like that.  He doesn't 
listen when I say I don't want an itanic.  Now I'm going to have to learn how to 
run the damn thing.  Maybe it will have a DVD drive.



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