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    From Phil Howell@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 10 20:29:04 2023
    https://forum.acms.org.au/t/server-geeks-digital-alpha-ds25-seeks-kind-owner/247

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  • From Hans Bachner@21:1/5 to Phil Howell on Sat Jan 14 20:54:55 2023
    Ooops!

    Phil Howell schrieb am 11.01.2023 um 05:29:
    https://forum.acms.org.au/t/server-geeks-digital-alpha-ds25-seeks-kind-owner/247

    The description says:

    It is capable of installing Compaq’s proprietary HP-UX, OpenVMS AXP (currently installed), or Windows NT 4.

    HP-UX? definitely not...

    and

    Be aware this [...] needs at least 3 x 10A power inputs.

    for 500W power supplies?

    Reading this on a computer museum's site is a bit strange.

    Hans.

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  • From Phil Howell@21:1/5 to Hans Bachner on Sun Jan 15 18:55:43 2023
    On Sunday, 15 January 2023 at 6:54:57 am UTC+11, Hans Bachner wrote:
    Ooops!

    Phil Howell schrieb am 11.01.2023 um 05:29:
    https://forum.acms.org.au/t/server-geeks-digital-alpha-ds25-seeks-kind-owner/247

    The description says:

    It is capable of installing Compaq’s proprietary HP-UX, OpenVMS AXP (currently installed), or Windows NT 4.

    HP-UX? definitely not...
    True, but as these were designed by DEC, built by Compaq, and then sold by HP, and was running VMS, it is an understandable mistake by the original poster.
    No doubt Tru64 5.1 would work, as would some Linux distributions

    and

    Be aware this [...] needs at least 3 x 10A power inputs.

    for 500W power supplies?
    I have used similar sized Compaq/HP machines and they came with 15A
    power leads with the larger plug size (in .au) so this really means that
    they need a computer-room environment (they can be loud as well)
    When fully loaded with maximum RAM, disks and all PCI slots used,
    the power consumption is a lot more than the minimum configuration.
    In the DS25 you need 3 power supplies when it has 8GB of RAM

    Reading this on a computer museum's site is a bit strange.
    It was on the forum page of the site, so not so strange.
    Anyway, I have learned that the machine has a proud new owner
    Phil

    Hans.

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  • From Hans Bachner@21:1/5 to Phil Howell on Tue Jan 17 01:57:34 2023
    Phil Howell schrieb am 16.01.2023 um 03:55:
    On Sunday, 15 January 2023 at 6:54:57 am UTC+11, Hans Bachner wrote:
    [snip]
    Anyway, I have learned that the machine has a proud new owner
    Phil
    Good to hear - that's more important than the technical details :-)

    Hans.

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