[Info-vax] VSI software

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <82cac91e-3c35-4629-b459-37828708e17fo at googlegroups.com>,
David Goodwin <dgsoftnz at gmail.com> writes: 

> On Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 3:36:20 PM UTC+12, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> > I've been assuming that support for Alpha systems with processors prior
> > to EV6 will be omitted from the upcoming OpenVMS Alpha releases
> > (V8.4-2L2 requires EV6 or later), but I don't know if that's been
> > announced by VSI.
> 
> I've been wondering about this. I do have a dual-processor DS20 but the 
> thing is so big, heavy and power hungry (plus IIRC there is something wrong 
> with it) that I just use an AlphaServer 800 instead. 

Same here, except that it's an AlphaSever 1200 (which is MUCH quieter 
than the DS20) and there is nothing wrong with it.  (OK, I have George 
Washington's original axe; I just had to replace the handle, and the 
head.)

>  But if an EV5 and an x8
>  can't exist in the same cluster then I guess I'll have to sort out the 
>  DS20 and just run it on special occasions.

Fortunately I've managed to collect a few DS10s.  I use them mainly for 
satellites.  PWS machines seem to be more stable.  But in a pinch I 
could build a cluster of them.