[Info-vax] Multia

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <nnd$12f1754c$539f1af3 at 58bc5b7f431a78dc>, MG
<em_geeNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> writes: 

> > 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.

At the time, it was the cheapest AXP system.

> 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.

Right.  These days, when EV7 hardware can be had for free, why go with a 
Multia?