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Begin forwarded message: > From: Mark Wickens <[email protected]> > Date: 19 February 2016 at 23:32:29 EET > To: Dave L <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Simh] EXT : Alpha under SIMH > > I've had excellent support for FreeAXP from Artem when emulating my > AlphaServer on a Windows host and I hope if they are not currently offering a > personal use license that they will in the future as it is an excellent > product. > > Please note that I'm not traditionally a Windows fanboy and indeed for about > 20 years lived happily without it but I bought an hp ds360 server with a > Windows 2012rc licence and although planning to install UNIX thought I'd give > it a go. The most annoying part is having to reboot for security upgrades and > I appreciate that would be enough to put a lot of folks off but it does open > the world up a little and http://hecnet.eu is server by a FreeAXP instance. > > Regards, Mark > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 19 Feb 2016, at 22:17, Dave L <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> if you take a look at this site you can find the link to download >> personalAplha ;-) >> http://jonesrh.info/dcll/dcll_why_i_use.html#VMS_Hobbyist_solutions >> >> Also the Idleloop installer info if you'll need it - not recommended for >> non-hobyist configs tho. >> >> I've used both FreeAXP and Charon (personal & official) and they run VMS >> fine. Have recently loaded Tru64 5.1B on FreeAXP but not had much time to >> play with it. Running on an i7 Windows-10 laptop I didn't notice any >> performance loss and the emulator performed fine. Can only run one instance >> of FreeAXP at a time though so cannot set up a cluster or have VMS & Tru64 >> both running simultaneously. Networking I can't comment yet as not bothered >> so far given the laptop isn't tethered to a network point, only using WiFi >> ATM. >> >> regards >> Dave >> >>> On Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:16:53 -0000, Hittner, David T (IS) >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Not correct. Migration Specialties offers FreeAXP, which is a reduced >>> performance Alpha. >>> I don't know if StromaSys still offers Personal Alpha or not. >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Simh [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Zane Healy >>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 1:05 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Simh] EXT : Alpha under SIMH >>> >>> Am I correct that none of the Commercial solutions offer a “Hobbyist” >>> emulator for the DEC Alpha anymore? >>> >>> Zane >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Feb 19, 2016, at 9:42 AM, Hittner, David T (IS) <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> No. SIMH Alpha is just the CPU, no system (motherboard) and no >>>> peripherals. It is not in a runnable state. >>>> >>>> Alpha emulations are available commercially from multiple sources: >>>> Migration Specialties >>>> SRI (Charon) >>>> AVTware >>>> etc. >>>> >>>> Dave Hittner >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Simh [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert >>>> Thomas >>>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 12:13 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: EXT :[Simh] Alpha under SIMH >>>> >>>> We are on the verge of having to retire our AlphaStation XP1000. We have >>>> experimented with some of the commercial emulators, but based on very >>>> positive experience with the VAX emulation under simh are wondering if the >>>> AXP EV5 emulation that is hinted at on the simh web site is available and >>>> functional? >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> Robert F. Thomas >>>> >>>> 44 Industrial Way >>>> Norwood, MA USA 02062 >>>> N Office Phone - (781) 329-9200 >>>> O mail to: [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Simh mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Simh mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Simh mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Simh mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh >> _______________________________________________ >> Simh mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
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