Some private email with Chris J. Krowchuk <chrisk@harddata.com>
provided the following tidbits I thought port-alpha might find
interesting and useful:

>> Jason Thorpe wrote
>> > On Thu, 02 Jul 1998 08:58:26 +0200 
>> > "Adam W. Feigin" <awf@feigin.com> wrote:
>> > > Is anyone working on (or considering) a port to the new Samsung Alpha
>> > > Motherboards ? They make an LX clone (but I dont know if it cames with
>> > > SRM software, or if the SRM for the DEC/Compaq LX can be loaded into the
>> > > Flash).
>> > The LX clone should Just Work...
>> > > The more interesting bit would be the UX series ( to 800 Mhz CPU, 6
>> > > DIMM slots, 6 PCI/1 ISA, onboard Symbios 53c875 and DEC 21143 10/100
>> > > Ethernet ). These can be had today with a 533 Mhz alpha for  about $1500

Samsung's LX board is identical to Digital's, well almost! The solder 
mask is really the only difference and one chip is socketed as opposed to 
surface mounted. SRM is fine on all LX boards.

The UX2 board and 533 21164a did indeed retail for about $1500.00 USD, 
although the new pricing from Samsung that we received yesterday will 
increase this price somewhat.

>> > ..and I believe the UX is the same as the Digital Personal Workstation,
>> > a.k.a. Miata, which -current supprts (at least partially; there are still
>> > some problems I'm trying to work out).

No, UX is the "Ruffian" project that Samsung purchased from DeskStation. 
BX is the same design minus the on-board SCSI and Ethernet.

The "Miata" uses the same Pyxis chip set as the LX and UX/BX but of 
course it is not an ATX form factor, has less slots and 0K cache (it uses 
modules, very pricey modules! for cache). It does have ethernet and SCSI 
on-board though and this is where people get confused, thinking it is UX. 
Digital does not use or produce the UX board in any of their systems.

>> I've spoken to SAMSUNG's technical support and was told that SRM
>> will work on these boards, although I would verify this statement
>> before any purchase.

BX/UX do not support SRM. Consider this a solid verification. ;-)

There was talk of a third party planning on offering a solution, but this 
is now vapourware and we have been told by this company that the project 
was dropped, for good.

Best regards,

  Chris J. Krowchuk
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