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A Festive Use for an Old DEC Alpha
Filed Under 42 (Life the Universe & Everything) on December 11, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Sure, it may be the size of a fridge and have the computing power of a pocket calculator, but there are still things you can use DEC Alpha Server 2100’s for. For example, they make great Christmas Tree stands in systems departments 🙂
Heh, nice one.
If it is running VMS, it is a *stable* platform for the tree. Speaking of good uses for old computers, some of you might recall the “VAXbar” (a VAX 11/780 turned into a wet bar), still online at http://toyvax.glendale.ca.us/~vance/vaxbar.html
Hi Jeff, the installed OS is indeed VMS so its stability is assured … love the VAXbar, thanks for the link!