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Started by Powerup News
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00
DEC Alpha for sale.++++++++++++++++++++>>
Author: Powerup News
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For sale; Apha PC 164LX Motherboard Windows NT 600 Mhz 512 MB RAM upgrade to 768 MB 4 MEG CACHE 4 GIG SCSI hard drive 32x Pioneer slot CDROM 3.5 Floppy drive Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro 8MB video card on board Ethernet adapter + SCSI controller includes Lightwave (Apha version) price $8,800 contact webmaster@thecreed.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++===
Re: DEC Alpha for sale.++++++++++++++++++++>>
Author: Nick Payne
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00
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Does it have singles or HPs? Eight or nine speed? Has it ever been crashed? (Stupid question, that last one. Of course it has.) Powerup News wrote in message <77eim2$ved$1@grissom.powerup.com.au>... >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >For sale; > >Apha PC 164LX Motherboard >Windows NT >600 Mhz >512 MB RAM upgrade to 768 MB >4 MEG CACHE >4 GIG SCSI hard drive >32x Pioneer slot CDROM >3.5 Floppy drive >Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro 8MB video card >on board Ethernet adapter + SCSI controller >includes Lightwave (Apha version) > >price $8,800 > >contact webmaster@thecreed.com >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=== > > > > > > > > >
Re: DEC Alpha for sale.++++++++++++++++++++>>
Author: David Bromage
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00
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Nick Payne (njpayne@pcug.org.au) wrote: > Does it have singles or HPs? Eight or nine speed? Has it ever been crashed? > (Stupid question, that last one. Of course it has.) What else would you expect if it's running WinNT? :) I think anybody who puts Windoze on a DEC should be shot. Cheers David
Re: DEC Alpha for sale.++++++++++++++++++++>>
Author: Alan Vidler
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00
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Posted to: aus.aswec,aus.aviation,aus.aviation.airspace,aus.bicycle,aus.books,aus.bushwalking,aus.cars I don't see the relevance to *any* of them! >For sale; > >Apha PC 164LX Motherboard >Windows NT >600 Mhz >512 MB RAM upgrade to 768 MB >4 MEG CACHE >4 GIG SCSI hard drive >32x Pioneer slot CDROM >3.5 Floppy drive >Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro 8MB video card >on board Ethernet adapter + SCSI controller >includes Lightwave (Apha version) > >price $8,800 > >contact webmaster@thecreed.com >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=== > > > > > > > >
Re: DEC Alpha for sale.++++++++++++++++++++>>
Author: Jason Stokes
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00
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In article <369b295d.0@newshost.pcug.org.au>, Nick Payne <njpayne@pcug.org.au> wrote: >Does it have singles or HPs? Eight or nine speed? Has it ever been >crashed? >(Stupid question, that last one. Of course it has.) > >Powerup News wrote in message <77eim2$ved$1@grissom.powerup.com.au>... >>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >>For sale; [DEC Alpha] >>price $8,800 Bloody hell, is *that* what it costs to get hold of an Alpha? I think I'll stay with Linux on Intel for the mo'. -- Jason Stokes: jstok@bluedog.apana.org.au Linux is awful. But Windows is worse.
Re: DEC Alpha for sale.++++++++++++++++++++>>
Author: Allan Mikkelsen
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
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On 12 Jan 1999 11:00:46 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote: > Nick Payne (njpayne@pcug.org.au) wrote: > > Does it have singles or HPs? Eight or nine speed? Has it ever been crashed? > > (Stupid question, that last one. Of course it has.) > > What else would you expect if it's running WinNT? :) > > I think anybody who puts Windoze on a DEC should be shot. I would have already shot this idiot for spamming so many newsgroups. That is surely worse even than runing (crawling?) NT. Allan
Re: DEC Alpha for sale.++++++++++++++++++++>>
Author: Seb
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
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Jason Stokes wrote: > In article <369b295d.0@newshost.pcug.org.au>, Nick Payne > <njpayne@pcug.org.au> wrote: > > >Does it have singles or HPs? Eight or nine speed? Has it ever been > >crashed? > > >(Stupid question, that last one. Of course it has.) > > > >Powerup News wrote in message <77eim2$ved$1@grissom.powerup.com.au>... > >>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> > >>For sale; > > [DEC Alpha] > > >>price $8,800 > > Bloody hell, is *that* what it costs to get hold of an Alpha? I think > I'll stay with Linux on Intel for the mo'. > try buying a Sun Ultra, that'll burn a hole in your pocket. -- Seb - TurboII -
Re: [h] DEC Alpha for sale.++++++++++++++++++++>>
Author: Gaven Miller
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:00
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Powerup News (webmaster@thecreed.com) wrote in aus.cars:
> Apha PC 164LX Motherboard
> Windows NT
> 600 Mhz
> 512 MB RAM upgrade to 768 MB
> 4 MEG CACHE
> 4 GIG SCSI hard drive
> 32x Pioneer slot CDROM
> 3.5 Floppy drive
> Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro 8MB video card
> on board Ethernet adapter + SCSI controller
> includes Lightwave (Apha version)
> price $8,800
I hear that it gets very poor miles-per-gallon.
And the rear end breaks away randomly under heavy/hard cornering.
I think I'll just go for the sexiest car alive: a Ford Taurus. {[:-)]
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contacted via an intermediary : gem at tos pl net. I would like to
apologise to the genuine respondents that this may inconvenience.
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