Tsunami family Compaq Alpha's work. I tried it on one of my DS10 workstations. However, it is sort of pointless to run on RISC since on an Alpha of this level you should be running OpenVMS. With Windows on Alpha, you're getting lower performance with x86 emulation versus running an Intel/AMD/Cyrix/etc.

Thanks, will try to find one of those.

Speed doesn't matter. It's more for the fun of it.

The firmware is what you need to look for:
ARC firmware: Win2k compatible (and other OS a pain)
SRM firmware: incompatible with Win2k, plays nice with OpenVMS and Unixen

Check here:
https://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/alpha … ch05s01.html.en

System Type Console Type Supported alcor ARC or SRM avanti ARC or SRM book1 SRM only cabriolet ARC or SRM dp264 SRM only e […]
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System Type Console Type Supported
alcor ARC or SRM
avanti ARC or SRM
book1 SRM only
cabriolet ARC or SRM
dp264 SRM only
eb164 ARC or SRM
eb64p ARC or SRM
eb66 ARC or SRM
eb66p ARC or SRM
jensen SRM only
lx164 ARC or SRM
miata ARC or SRM
mikasa ARC or SRM
mikasa-p SRM only
nautilus ARC (see motherboard manual) or SRM
noname ARC or SRM
noritake SRM only
noritake-p SRM only
pc164 ARC or SRM
rawhide SRM only
ruffian ARC only
sable SRM only
sable-g SRM only
sx164 ARC or SRM
takara ARC or SRM
xl ARC only
xlt ARC only

I have a DS20 running W2K RC2 + RC1 and a PWS 600AU with W2K RC1 + NT4. I would like a DS20E, but I don't know if that will run NT4 and/or W2K at all.

wiretap wrote on 2020-02-18, 12:36:

With Windows on Alpha, you're getting lower performance with x86 emulation versus running an Intel/AMD/Cyrix/etc.

Only if the apps are x32 apps, SIV has a native Alpha AXP build and all the drivers have to be native which limits the GPUs you can use.

Edit: After pondering this the easy option is to check HAL.inf 😀

1. Compaq AlphaServer GS60/GS140
2. Aspen Alpine/Telluride
3. Aspen Timberline/Summit
4. Digital AlphaStation 500/600 Family
5. Digital AlphaPC64
6. Digital Alpha EB164
7. Digital Alpha XL 300/366 Family
8. Digital AlphaServer 2x00/2100a 4/xxx Family
9. Digital AlphaStation 200/250/400 or Alpha XL 233/266 Family
10. Digital AlphaServer 1000/1000A 4/xxx Family
11. Digital Personal Workstation A-Series
12. Digital AXPpci 33
13. Digital AlphaServer 2x00/2100a 5/xxx Family
14. Digital AlphaStation 255
15. Digital AlphaServer 4x00/1200 5/xxx or AlphaStation 1200 5/xxx Family
16. Digital AlphaStation 600A or AlphaServer 800/1000/1000A 5/xxx Family
17. Digital Alpha 21064A PICMG SBC
18. Digital Alpha 21164A PICMG SBC
19. Digital AlphaPC 164LX
20. Digital AlphaPC 164SX
21. Digital AlphaServer 8200/8400
22. Digital Alpha 21264/Tsunami Multiprocessor
23. Digital Alpha 21264/Tsunami Uniprocessor
24. DeskStation Technology UniFlex or Raptor 3 System

A Compaq AlphaServer GS60/GS140 would be fun, but to support all the CPUs I suspect you would need Advanced Server RC1 and I don't think that was in the MSDN CDs