DEC 2000/300 ("JENSEN" )

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General Technical Information

HOSTNAME	POLARIS
SYSTEM CPU	DEC ALPHA "EV4" 21064 @150 MHz
CACHE (2nd, 1st D/I)	512 KB, 8 KB / 8 KB
RAM	256 MB, 8 x 32 MB parity 72 pin PS/2 SIMMs (Max. 256 MB, according to the HP's website specs)
SYSTEM BUS WIDTH	64 bit
SCSI BUS	1 x SCSI-2 (10 MB/s) AHA-1742A EISA SCSI host adapter
OPTION BUS	6 x EISA slots
GRAPHICS	N/A
HARD DISK DRIVES	2 x DEC RZ26L 1 GB 5.4K RPM SCSI 1 x DEC RZ28 2 GB 5.4K RPM SCSI
CD-ROM DRIVE	DEC RDD44 SCSI CD-ROM drive
NETWORK	10 Mbps TP / BNC DEC DE422 EISA card
OS	DEC OSF/1 V2.0B HP OpenVMS V8.3
YEAR	1993
SPEED	125 VAX MIPS
POWER CONSUMPTION (MAX. / MEASURED)	254 / 162 W
COMMENTS	Both *NIX and OpenVMS run OK on this machine. It's a very special Alpha semi-PC system with some special requirements.
ESTIMATED PRICE '93 (basic configuration)	$12,500

SRM console photo

The above screenshot is from the system console terminal, in this case a DEC VT 510.

Bootlog information

CPU TYPE: DEC 2000

Alpha boot: available memory from 0x8f8000 to 0x10000000
DEC OSF/1 V2.0B (Rev. 250.113); Fri Jan 1 01:01:37 EET 1999
physical memory = 254.00 megabytes.
available memory = 236.33 megabytes.
using 975 buffers containing 7.61 megabytes of memory
DEC2000 model 300 system
Firmware revision: 2.2
PALcode: OSF version 1.35
ibus0 at nexus
ace0 at ibus0
gpc0 at ibus0
eisa0 at ibus0
ln0 at eisa0
ln0: DEC LANCE Ethernet Interface, hardware address: 08-00-2b-xx-xx-xx
aha0 at eisa0
rz0 at aha0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 (DEC   RZ28     (C) DEC 442C)
rz1 at aha0 bus 0 target 1 lun 0 (DEC   RZ26L    (C) DEC 440C)
rz2 at aha0 bus 0 target 2 lun 0 (DEC   RZ26L    (C) DEC 440C)
rz4 at aha0 bus 0 target 4 lun 0 (DEC   RRD44   (C) DEC 3593)
fdi0 at eisa0
fd0 at fdi0 unit 0
lp0 at ibus0
lvm0: configured.
lvm1: configured.

History and other comments

I bought this machine from Germany in the spring of 2007. It's good complement to my existing collection of DEC computer. The box is in physically good condition, and as far as I can tell, it seems to be in original condition, very close to the condition it was in when it was shipped from DEC's factory back in 1993. All the original SCSI disks are in place, I've only upgraded main memory and installed the operating systems.

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Last updated: 7-12-2007