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Remove PC164UX from 'might work/might have SRM'. Add warning for

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non-SRM for PC164UX and XL/XLT DEC machines

Submitted by:	<naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de>
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Wilko Bulte 2000-04-27 20:19:48 +00:00
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@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ OpenBSD, Tru64 Unix or OpenVMS for that matter). With the demise of
WindowsNT/alpha a lot of former NT boxes are sold on the second hand
market. They have little or no trade-in value when they are NT-only from the
console perspective. So, be suspicious if the price appears too good.
Known non-SRM machines are the Digital XL266/XLT300 and the Samsung PC164UX.
As part of the SRM you will get the so called OSF/1 PAL code (OSF/1 being the
initial name of DECs Unix offering on Alpha). The PAL code can be thought
@ -705,10 +706,6 @@ SRM console you desire. The SRM code can be found on the Compaq Web site.
IDE:
PC164 can boot from IDE disks assuming your SRM version is recent enough.
Samsung PC164UX:
Whether FreeBSD/alpha runs on this board is unknown. Please let me know if
it does.
Power:
EB164 needs a power supply that supplies 3.3 Volts. PC164 does not implement
the PS_ON signal that ATX power supplies need to switch on. A simple switch