> I'm pondering acquiring a Multiprise 3000 to replace my Alphaserver
4000
> as
> web, email, and CVS server. 

Much as I love the MP3K's design, don't. Parts are too expensive, and
unless you have a very, VERY good UPS, the biggest risk there is that
the power supplies are getting fairly elderly in most of the MP3Ks.
That's a $9K part, and there is no used parts market for the MP3K. That
was the final blow to our H70. Also, the SSA disks used in the MP3K are
rare and expensive as well - 4K for a 18G SSA disk. 

> OTOH, I know that it'll suck up more power than the PC - but
> I'm
> not so sure whether it'll be more than the Alpha.

2 30A circuits if you have internal DASD. 

I think I'd probably recommend another Alpha, or a medium sized Intel
box. Of course, if it was mine and budget was no object, I'd get a small
Itanium box and run VMS or TOPS-20 on it. 8-) But, I'm weird that way. 

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