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JAC
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 Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:49 pm Post subject: Tadpole ALPHAbook1 up for sale |
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Tadpole ALPHAbook 1 OpenVMS Alpha Laptop 21066A Processor with accessories
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200814581492
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CPUShack
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This laptop should also be able to run Windows NT4 and IE4. so you could surf the net with it easy enough.
Probably some other browsers that would work too.
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mavroxur
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| Or you could run a port of Linux on it for Alpha, and maybe run a more modern browser. |
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Piktscher
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This is a sweet thing  |
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CPUShack
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vezhlys
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AlphaBIOS is needed for Windows afaik and I wonder if it is still possible to download it? srm console is suitable for Unix-like systems (OpenVMS, Linux, Netbsd, OpenBSD and maybe old FreeBSD release, don't know about tru64 unix). I would love to have it but probably this item will cost to much for me.
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Neon_WA
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| Piktscher wrote: | | This is a sweet thing |
Yep it is 
may have to get someone to bid for me
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Robev
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| Neon_WA wrote: | | Piktscher wrote: | | This is a sweet thing |
Yep it is
may have to get someone to bid for me |
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Robev
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| CPUShack wrote: | | $800 will buy you a decent laptop these days, or a rare Alpha one |
Supply & Demand will always dictate price 
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mavroxur
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| I'm guessing this thing will top US$1000 |
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gg1978
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Nice laptop I'm sure the battery life is impressive on it too!!! 
Did they ever have AlphaBIOS for that? |
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vezhlys
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Yes, there was AlphaBIOS for Alphabook. I even saw website from google archive where you could download it. Unfortunately I can't find it one week later anymore. Google search sometimes works strangely. The price is unexpected to me . If you want Alpha, some AlphaPC motherboard is the cheapest solution right now probably.
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JAC
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One sold last year for $1362
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270792516802
That one was missing some minor items. Mine is complete. The only way it could be any better is if a wormhole opened in time and sucked in a shrink-wrapped never used one. |
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Robev
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Still a nice final price for you JAC
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