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| Manufacturer: | Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) | ||
| Model: | AlphaStation 200 | ||
| Hostname: | saturn | Address: | |
| CPU: | DECchip 21064 (Alpha EV4) @ 166MHz | RAM: | 72MB |
| System Software: | None yet | ||
| Software: | None yet | ||
| Services: | None yet | ||
I purchased this machine from someone in Auckland along with another AlphaStation 200 (Jupiter) and an AlphaServer 800 (Mars). It has the following installed:
This machine arrived in good condition but was missing its key (the case was not locked). This is the less-configured of the two AlphaStation 200s (less RAM, smaller hard disk, slower CD-ROM drive). Unlike the other, its reset button is actually a reset button. Its speaker is connected to the soundcard which means external speakers are not required. There are no volume control buttons so this must be done from software.
For a time this machine was part of a two node OpenVMS cluster with the other AlphaStation 200 but as of 2023 it no longer powers on. If I can get its PSU going again, it will probably end up running an older version of Digital UNIX.
Below is the configuration of the machine as it currently is.
>>>show config
Firmware
SRM Console: V7.0-9
ARC Console: 4.58
PALcode: VMS PALcode V5.56-2, OSF PALcode X1.46-2
Serial Rom: 1.3
Diag Rom: V1.2
Processor
DECchip (tm) 21064-3 166Mhz 512KB Cache
MEMORY
72 Meg of System Memory
Bank 0 = 64 Mbytes(32 MB Per Simm) Starting at 0x0
Bank 1 = 8 Mbytes(4 MB Per Simm) Starting at 0x4000000
Bank 2 = No Memory Detected
PCI Bus
Bus 00 Slot 06: NCR 810 Scsi Controller
pka0.7.0.6.0 SCSI Bus ID 7
dka0.0.0.6.0 RZ28M
dka400.4.0.6.0 RRD43
Bus 00 Slot 07: Intel SIO 82378
Bus 00 Slot 11: DECchip 21040 Network Controller
ewa0.0.0.11.0 08-00-2B-E4-4E-20
Bus 00 Slot 12: Digital ZLXp Graphics Controller
ISA
Slot Device Name Type Enabled BaseAddr IRQ DMA
0
0 MOUSE Embedded Yes 60 12
1 KBD Embedded Yes 60 1
2 COM1 Embedded Yes 3f8 4
3 COM2 Embedded Yes 2f8 3
4 LPT1 Embedded Yes 3bc 7
5 FLOPPY Embedded Yes 3f0 6 2
Plenty of poor quality images of this machine are available at its section of the image gallery: