Subject: Re: RAM for DEC 3000/300LX
To: None <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@telstra.com.au>
List: port-alpha
Date: 05/27/1999 10:38:40
Dave McGuire wrote:

> On Wed, 26 May 1999, Paul Mather wrote:
> >I recently bought a DEC 3000/300LX from a local surplus auction.  It is
> >completely stripped.  I just tested it using some RAM borrowed from
> >another 3000/300, and, apart from problems with the onboard framebuffer,
> >it works.  Now, I'd like to put NetBSD/alpha on it, to complement the
> >NetBSD/pmax on my DECstation 3100.
> 
>   The 3000/300LX is a nice little workhorse machine.  I've got about six of
> them here doing various things; they take load VERY well when they have enough
> memory.

Compared to his DECstation 3100 (16MHz MIPS R2000), Paul should notice a
difference - even with minimum memory :-)

Simon.