[tech] [srd@it.net.au: Secondhand Alphastations]

[David Manchester]

At 10:34 AM 08/12/99, Nick Bannon wrote:
>Stephen's interested in a 3000/300 (for running OpenVMS ::-) ) and we
>might be able to swap a box for some RAM.

Good stuff.

>I think we currently have two 3000/300's. One has no RAM, dunno about disc
>space, centuri has my 4x8MB = 32MB and Fujitsu 2GB HDD (and crawls). I
>think one is officially UCC's, the other is officially Mikolaj's. Is
>that the case?

Erm, no... Repacholi thinks that there's an extended loan type configuration
going on with the uVAXen and the 3000/300L. Someone call and clarify that.
Repacholi's is the one with the RAM, BTW.

>Regardless, is everyone OK if we make the offer? A 3000/300 for a
>reasonable chunk of workstation RAM? 64MB maybe? What do you think
>Mikolaj?

Sound in theory, but see below...

>[TDH] tells me that the Sun Classics can take a 2x32MB + 4x16MB =
>128MB - I'm keen to get one of the Classics to that level so we can
>have a "Starfish in a lunchbox". Meanwhile, poor Centuri is only barely
>operational with 32MB, so it needs something - 4x16MB, maybe.

Centuri can ONLY take 32MB or 8MB SIMMs. The 16MBs are useful for the IPXes,
Classics and ELCs, but not the Alphas.

Cheers
/dave

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