[Info-vax] Multia

[MG]

On 11/7/21 16:07, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> 
> I used to have one of these.  Sadly, I let it go during my last
> household move.  Any chance anyone still has these sitting around
> taking up space (OK, they don't really take up much space) that
> would want to get rid of them?  I would love to have a couple to
> play with again.  Pretty sure I even have the stuff for how to
> get VMS to run on them stored away in my files somewhere.


What's the fascination with this particular system, I wonder, it's
most certainly one of the least reliable and failure-prone systems
that had a DEC logo on it.

In total I had two of them (one ending up to be a de facto 'parts'
system), where both had terrible heat-dissipation (even after the
'community-recommended' modifications and operating it vertically)
and overall power supply/-related issues.  I remember that even if
I could get one of these systems up and running, it wouldn't run
reliably for a longer period of time.

I think if I wanted actual AXP hardware, I'd go for something like
an AlphaStation of some sort or even a VMS-compatible AXP board
and install it into a modern PC chassis with proper active cooling.

  - MG