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From: kmh@linux.stevens-tech.edu (Kurt M. Hockenbury)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: DEBATE: BSD vs. Linux
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Date: 3 Sep 1995 04:10:31 GMT
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Jason R. Thorpe (thorpej@lestat.nas.nasa.gov) wrote:
: Anyhow, the last I heard, Alpha/Linux only ran on DECpc AXP boxes, which,
: to my knowledge, have been discontinued.
According to the FAQ (http://www.azstarnet.com/~davidm/Linux-Alpha/FAQ.html)
4) WHAT SYSTEM DOES LINUX/ALPHA RUN ON?
Right now, you have the following choices:
* Jensen
This is the EISA-bus based AlphaPC---you can now get faster
machines for less money, so unless you have one already, you
probably don't want to get one). As far as I know, you can buy it
as a completely system only. It uses the 21064 Alpha CPU.
* Noname (aka AXPpci33)
This is a PCI-bus based motherboards using the 21066 Alpha CPU
(Low-Cost Alpha). The core of the 21066 is the same as the 21064.
The only difference is that the 21066 also has a memory and I/O
controller integrated into the chip (which has the effect that the
external interface is much simpler and therefore much cheaper).
* Cabriolet (aka AlphPC64)
This is a PCI-bus based motherboards using the 21064 Alpha CPU. It
is a higher-end board compared to the Noname and, consequently,
more pricey.
* EB*
Digital sells Alpha evaluation boards (e.g., EB66, EB64, etc.).
Reportedly, Linux/Alpha may run on some of these. But they are
relatively pricey and, given that they are evaluation boards, they
may have other baggage that a normal user would never want.
And in the 1.3.22 patch I see:
+choice 'Alpha system type' \
+ "Jensen CONFIG_ALPHA_JENSEN \
+ Noname CONFIG_ALPHA_NONAME \
+ Cabriolet CONFIG_ALPHA_CABRIOLET \
+ EB66 CONFIG_ALPHA_EB66 \
+ EB66+ CONFIG_ALPHA_EB66P \
+ EB64 CONFIG_ALPHA_EB64 \
+ EB64+ CONFIG_ALPHA_EB64P" Jensen
(Note: I don't have an Alpha. This is all based off of what I read.
Any of the linux-alpha people feel free to clarify.)
-Kurt
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