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Article #107Web AlphaServer Family for Windows NT
From: Customer Update
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 00:00
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 00:00
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Web AlphaServer Family for Windows NT
HIGHLIGHTS
o Preconfigured and optimized to the needs of commercial users of the
Internet
o Provides everything users need to create and maintain an operational home
page on the World Wide Web or for local area network viewing
o Includes Purveyor Web Server V1.1 software from Process Software
Corporation
o Backed by the industry's best hardware warranty and software support
services
o Offers easy integration with existing PC LAN environments
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The Web AlphaServer family for Windows NT features pre-configured Web
servers that put a world of information at users' fingertips, and allow them
to publish information to literally millions of Internet users. The new Web
AlphaServer systems for Windows NT are the Web AlphaServer 1000 4/266 for
Windows NT, Web AlphaServer 400 4/233 for Windows NT, and Web AlphaStation
200 4/100 for Windows NT.
The Web AlphaServer family for Windows NT include everything users need to
create and maintain an operational home page on the Internet or for local
area network viewing. The Web AlphaServer family for Windows NT comes with
Purveyor Web Server Software V1.1 from Process Software Corporation, which
runs as an NT service and is consistent with the NT look and feel. This
software includes complete support for HTTP, CGI, Image Maps, and
independent home pages on a single server; proxy server software; and WAIS
search capabilities.
The Web AlphaServer family for Windows NT also comes with a Digital Roadmap
for Windows NT CD, which includes the following software: gopher server; fax
server; SoftQuad HoTMetaL (freeware version), HTML Assistant for Windows,
and HTMLed authoring software; news reader; WWW browser; ZIP file manager,
and JPEG, GIF, and BMP editors/viewers.
Web AlphaServer 1000 4/266 for Windows NT
The reliability and management features of the Web AlphaServer 1000 4/266
for Windows NT make it ideal as a platform for Internet accessed information
repositories, for hosting home pages, or for use in environments in which
the need for continuous uptime with little or no onsite support is required.
Housed in a deskside tower enclosure, the system runs Windows NT and offers
a number of high reliability features, including fully redundant power
supplies, internal RAID, hot swap disks, a dual SCSI backplane, ECC memory,
ECC cache, temperature sensor, power supply sensor, and fan sensor.
The Web AlphaServer 1000 4/266 for Windows NT provides support for up to 10
internal mass storage devices, including a floppy diskette drive and a
CD-ROM. The server also supports up to 1 GB of RAM, up to 7 hot swap
StorageWorks disk drives, a tape drive, over 28 GB of disk storage
internally, up to 440 GB with external expansion, and wide SCSI devices. The
system also supports PCI and EISA based FDDI, RAID, Ethernet controllers,
and asynchronous multiplexer cards. All this expandability, combined with PC
industry-standard components such as 72-pin 36 bit SIMMs, provides balanced
system performance at an affordable price. Remote diagnosis features of the
Web AlphaServer 1000 4/266 for Windows NT allow users to call in and
remotely run the diagnostics, configure the system, recommend a fix, or pull
the right part, thereby minimizing onsite visits and service calls.
Web AlphaServer 400 4/233 for Windows NT
The expandability and upgrade features of the Web AlphaServer 400 4/233 for
Windows NT make it well suited for publishing information on the World Wide
Web, or for Internet collaboration and communication. The Web AlphaServer
400 4/233 for Windows NT is a Web server packaged in a mini tower enclosure
that is ideal for small to medium sized businesses and workgroups. This
highly reliable product offers many server specific features, including
security and management, with remote management possible via a simple serial
link.
The Web AlphaServer 400 4/233 for Windows NT supports up to 384 MB of
industry standard SIMM memory and has an integrated fast SCSI-2 controller.
It also incorporates industry-standard I/O, including one PCI/ISA, two PCI,
and three ISA slots. In addition, it has five drive bays to support over 17
GB of disk storage internally and over 90 GB of external expansion.
Web AlphaStation 200 4/100 for Windows NT
The Web AlphaStation 200 4/100 for Windows NT offers exceptional performance
and an affordable price for users authoring their own Web pages or who need
an entry-level server. Housed in a slimline desktop enclosure, the Web
AlphaStation 200 4/100 for Windows NT accepts industry-standard options
running on both PCI and ISA buses. The NT Web AlphaStation 200 4/100 for
Windows NT provides leadership price/performance, investment protection, and
openness, and supports today's leading applications in commercial Internet
applications (desktop publishing, database, and multimedia).
AVAILABILITY AND ORDERING
The Web AlphaServer 1000 4/266 for Windows NT, Web AlphaServer 400 4/233 for
Windows NT, and Web AlphaStation 200 4/100 for Windows NT are available now.
Order No. Description
DJ-SSWB1-A*(1) NT Web AlphaStation 200 4/100 for Windows NT
DJ-SSWB2-A* NT Web AlphaServer 400 4/233 for Windows NT
DJ-SSWB3-A* NT Web AlphaServer 1000 4/266 for Windows NT
(1) Replace * with A = U.S./Canada; B = International
TECHNICAL DATA
Web Web Web AlphaStation
AlphaServer AlphaServer 400 200 4/100
1000 4/266 4/233 for Windows NT
for Windows NT for Windows NT
Enclosure Pedestal Mini-tower Slimline
Processor DECchip 21064A DECchip 21064 DECchip 21064
266-MHz 233-MHz 100-MHz
Cache 2 MB ECC 512 KB 512 KB ECC
on-board on-board on-board
Memory 64 ECC MB 32 MB 16 MB
Hard disk 2.1 GB 1.0 GB 535 MB
drive
Floppy disk Included Included Included
drive
CD-ROM Included Included Included
Ethernet Included Included Included
Other Integrated PCI Integrated PCI Integrated PCI
SCSI-2 SCSI-2 graphics
controller controller; PCI controller,
(integrated graphics integrated sound
graphics) controller card, PCI SCSI-2
included controller,
headphones, and
microphone
Windows NT Included Included Windows NT
base system Workstation 3.51
license
Other software Purveyor Web Purveyor Web Purveyor Web Server
Server Server Software Software V1.1
Software V1.1 V1.1
Hardware Three-year Three-year onsite One-year onsite;
warranty onsite two-year return to
Digital service
Software 90-day SPD 90-day SPD 90-day SPD
warranty (1) conformance, conformance, conformance,
with advisory with advisory with advisory
telephone telephone telephone
support support support
(1) Public software is excluded from the software warranty.
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Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows NT is a trademark of
Microsoft Corporation.
Purveyor is a trademark of Process Software Corporation.
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