From: David Turner [d_b_turner@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 8:54 PM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: DPWa ALPHAs Now Supported By VMS ?

How to convert your Digital Alpha Personal Workstation to VMS/Unix


1) DEC RRD46-AB (Toshiba 5701B)
2) KZPBA-CA QLA104 SCSI Controller
3) S3 Trio64 or ELSA Synergy PCI 8mb (add $120 for ELSA to total)
4) Cable set for above SCSI controller
5) APWS 5.69 AlphaBIOS and SRM
6) DE500-BA ethernet (if you want 100Mb/sec)
7) 4.3Gb SCSI disk drive
8) 68pin to 50 pin DEC cable converter
9) 68 pin Terminator

We sell this kit to dealers or end-users for $995

For the 9gb option add $200

Add $1000 for a NEW OpenVMS base license or Tru64 if you need one


If you guys want one, let us know

sales@islandco.com

Island Computers US Corporation
Tel: 912 527 8800



"Hoff Hoffman" <hoffman@xdelta.zko.dec.nospam> wrote in message
news:862ko8$hii$3@mailint03.im.hou.compaq.com...
>
> In article <862hjd$f7j$1@joe.rice.edu>, leslie@clio.rice.edu (Jerry
Leslie) writes:
> :According to the Software Product Description for  VMS 7.2 and
> :VMS 7.2-1:
> :
> :  http://www.digital.com/info/SP2501/SP2501HM.HTM
> :  OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX, Version 7.2-1 and Version
7.2
> :
> :the section titled "PCI Bus-Based Systems" shows that the following
> :Digital Personal Workstation (DPW) models are supported:
> :
> :  DPWau 433au, 500au, 600au
> :
> :Several used VAX/ALPHA dealers are currently selling systems such as
> :the DPW 500a as a VMS system.
> :
> :Are the DPW433a, DPW500a, and DPW600a now supported by VMS ?
>
>   AFAIK, no.  There are two parts to the question, the first is what the
>   firmware reports to the host, and the second is the ubiquitous
discussion
>   of supported hardware.  If the "-a" series box reports itself as an
"-au"
>   and if it only has hardware widgets supported by OpenVMS, then it will
>   likely boot OpenVMS -- there is/was a conversion kit sold that included
>   the necessary bits and boards to make an "-a" into an "-au"...
>
>   There have been various discussions around what is involved in making
this
>   switch-over possible, and there are various hacks around...  But you did
>   say "supported", a term which has a very specific meaning to the folks
>   around OpenVMS Engineering.  (If you take this approach, assume you have
>   the same level of formal support and the same licensing options as the
>   Multia... ie: zilch.)
>
>   As for folks that originally purchased "-a" boxes, there is currently
>   a license migration program available -- contact your reseller or your
>   Compaq contact for further information and program requirements.
>
>   Note that any PWS box reporting the presence of the Intel SIO cannot
>   bootstrap from the IDE CD-ROM -- you will need a SCSI CD-ROM drive.
>   (Only the PWS boxes with the Cypress chip can bootstrap from either
>   an IDE or SCSI CD-ROM drive.)  You can determine the particular chip
>   present from the SRM console via a SHOW command -- there is no other
>   (box-external) indication of the particular chip used...
>
>  --------------------------- pure personal
opinion ---------------------------
>    Hoff (Stephen) Hoffman   OpenVMS Engineering
hoffman#xdelta.zko.dec.com
>
>