> Currently I am running an AXPpci33+ using BLADE_0.3 > a Linux-Alpha port ;-). So, there you are - Linux runs on Alpha-Platforms. > > As for what I am concerned, I am using BLADE_0.3 to boot-strap NetBSD to > run on the Alpha. What's there to bootstrap? The latest NetBSD/Alpha snapshot should run out of the box on the NoName systems.