Re: Old Alpha machines - are they suitable?

[Martin Schulze <joey@finlandia.Infodrom.North.DE>]

Oliver Elphick wrote:
> I have the chance to get hold of an old Alpha machine:
> 
> > I've had a chance to take a quick look at the Alpha boxes we have in the
> > graveyard - 
> > DEC 3000 model 400 with CD no floppy
> > DEC 3000 model 300x no CD/floppy
> > 
> > We have one DEC monitor to hand that 'fits' - I think the other is in use on
> > a PC somewhere.
> > 
> > I gather they are 2xx MHz and use the Turbo Channel Bus - I gather the last
> > bit may be the decider - does LINUX support it?
> 
> Can you tell me if these machines can be used with Linux?

Are you sure these are alpha boxes? 3000 sounds like MIPSEL to me, I
may be mistaken, for sure.

Regards,

	Joey

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