[rescue] Dec PWS 500a

[Chris Byrne]

Well I owned one of them for personal use about a year or so ago and I
really liked it then, though it was difficult to find software for it other
than for Linux.

Actually I just bought two of them for work as well as testing machines. I'm
going to try and train my engineers in the wonders of Tru64 Unix, and then
get into OpenVMS if possible

Chris Byrne

-----Original Message-----
From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
Behalf Of Mike Dombrowski
Sent: 25 August 2001 15:03
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [rescue] Dec PWS 500a


>> I have the chance to pick up a Dec PWS 500au with 128mb ram. Any
>> thoughts on these systems? What are my OS options? Any links to
sites
>> with info on them? I have the option of a r4400 Indigo2 with 256mb
or
>> this system and I'm having a hard time deciding. One part of me says
>> "oooh, Sgi, shiny" but the other says "raw speed, plus you've
already
>> got a mips system." If the PWS is a junky machine like the Multia
I'd
>> lean towards the SGI but as is I have no idea.
>
>The PWS500au is a nice box, not junky like the Multia at all.

Hrm, case looks kinda nasty from the pictures. What kinda ram does it
use? How fast the 500mhz Alpha? Does the L3? cache option help out a
great deal?

>It can definitely run more OSes (you have more of a choice) than the
>SGI, but the SGI has more "cool factor".

OpenBSD, NetBSD, Linux, WinNT(?), Digital Unix, VMS(?). Is that all?

Mike
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