Conference nesbit::axppci

302.0. ">Subject: Alpha AXP PCI33 M/B for sale - $99/$129" by CIMCAD::PIERSON () Wed Apr 09 1997 15:35

    
    Support on these is, shall we say, optional????????
    
    regards
    	dwp
    
>From: [email protected]
>Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,misc.forsale.computers.workstation
>Subject: Alpha AXP PCI33 M/B for sale - $99/$129
>Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 22:23:34 -0400
>Organization: nntp Needham
>Lines: 119
    
>1-9 pcs. $129/ea
    
>10+ pcs. $99/ea
    
>After 2 ads and hundreds of boards sold, we have few more in stock left.
>Once these boards are sold, that will be the end of it, and that end
>is near..
    
>Here's a chance to get $1170 board (DEC list price, and this is a
>currntly offered, not discontinued, product) for $129 in single
>q-ty or $99/ea in q-ties 10 or more:
    
>DEC Alpha AXP Pci33 motherboard with CPU.
    
>Supports ARC and SRM console.
    
>Clock speed from 66 to 300 Mhz. 
    
>Supports 21066 or 21068 CPU's.
    
>Includes 166 MHz 21066 CPU.
    
>0K cache - uses regular DIP 32x8 or 128x8 SRAM for max of 1 MB.
    
>5 ISA and 3 PCI slots (one shared).
    
>Uses regular PC power supply (note: the power supply supplies
> 
>5V to PCI slots, if you are using a PCI card that requires 3V,
    
>you'll need 3/5V power supply).
    
>Regular baby-AT layout - uses regular PC case.
    
>Includes on board: SCSI-2, IDE, floppy, 2 serial/1 par ports.
    
>Comes with a well-written manual for OEM builder.
    
>Uses regular parity (x36) SIMMs.
    
>Only AT K/B connector boards remain available now.
    
>As a side note - I did try the board with various ISA and PCI video
>connectors. All ISA video boards worked. Out of 3 PCI boards,
>one - STB Nitro - worked, that board does not require 3V. Other boards -
>STB Horizon and STB Lightning 128 - did not work, they probably require
>3V. So if you use a regular PC power supply, that does not supply 3V,
>not all PCI cards may work. However, many PCI cards will work, and 
>5 ISA slots provide plenty expansion for ISA cards. And there's always
>a 5/3V power supply option, although that power supply is harder to find
>than a regular 5V PC supply.
    
>As an example (this is just an example, I do not offer this parts
>for sale), I built a complete Alpha machine for under $500:
    
>Case/PS: $30
>M/B $129
>Cache (256K) $10
>520 MB HD (SCSI) $80
>CDROM (SCSI 2x) $30
>Cable (SCSI) $10
>Memory (24 MB) $110
>K/B, mouse $12
>ISA video card (1 MB) $25
>Floppy drive (1.44, you can use 2.88 also) $20
    
>The end result was a nice upgradable Alpha
>machine with built-in CD-ROM, external SCSI, etc., for around $450.
    
>Plus monitor, of-course. You can also re-use some o these old 
>components in your closet, of-course. Windows NT 3.51 loaded on a first
>try. Not a bad deal at all..
    
>And sorry, I offered some SCSI cables for $10 before, these are long
>gone, too. So PS/2 boards and cables are gone, as well as cache chips.
>Soon the AT boards will be gone, too, if you are thinking about getting 
>it, do't wait too long..
    
>Micro International
>94 Ash St.
>Nashua NH 03060
>(603)-880-3116
    
>Credit cards accepted on retail orders (1-9 pieces). Wholesale orders
>assume cash/COD payment (credit cards may be used for wholesale with
>3% adjustment). MC/Visa/AmEx - sorry, no Discover.