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Linux on DEC Alpha Systems
Chris Parrott

North Texas Linux Users Group
October 19, 1996

Stock UDB System Specifications

• 166 MHz DEC Alpha 21066 CPU (233 MHz model also available): SPECint92-70, SPECfp92-95
• 24 MB RAM (70 ns, 72-pin SIMMs, must be 36-bit with true parity): Expandable up to 256 MB
• Built-in high-performance PCI-based graphics accelerator: DEC 21030 TGA chip with 2 MB of display memory
• Built-in audio hardware with digital input/output: Microsoft Sound System clone
• Built-in auto-sensing 10 Mbit/sec ethernet adapter with thinwire, thickwire, and twisted-pair connection ports: DEC 21040 network adapter chip
• 340 MB 2.5 inch SCSI hard drive (528 MB on the 233 MHz model)
• 1 PCI short-form card slot
• 2 PCMCIA type I/II slots
• 2 serial ports available through 1 RS-232 connector: requires a special Y-cable to split into 2 physical ports
• 1 bidirectional parallel port
• 1 external SCSI port
• Standard PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
• Standard SVGA multisync monitor connector

Linux/Alpha Mailing Lists

1. linux-alpha@vger.rutgers.edu

To subscribe, send mail to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu with the following message in the body:

subscribe linux-alpha

List is fairly inactive at this time.

2. axp-list@redhat.com

To subscribe, send mail to axp-list-request@redhat.com with the subject line:

subscribe

List is very active, and several of the Digital gurus even post here regularly. Good source of the very latest scoop on Linux/Alpha.

Linux/Alpha Info on the Web

1. Linux/Alpha Homepage

http://www.azstarnet.com/~axplinux

Linux/Alpha FAQ, MILO howto, and some links to other info.

2. DEC Archive Site

http://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha

MILO sources, TGA version of XFree, other stuff.

3. Linux/Alpha Hypermail Archive

http://www.uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/archive

Archive of postings to the linux-alpha@vger.rutgers.edu mailing list.

4. RedHat's AXP List Archive

http://www.redhat.com/support/mailing-lists/archives/axp-list/index.html

Archive of postings to the axp-list@redhat.com mailing list.

UDB Information on the Web

• Some specs and general info about the UDB can be found at Chris Browne's UDB Page.
• Some technical information about the UDB can be found at Eric Smith's UDB page.
• Additional technical information about the UDB, as well as a test-driver UDB system that runs Linux Alpha, with free accounts available, can be found at Annex's UDB page.
• The official datasheet on the UDB from Digital can be found at http://www.digital.com/info/udb

Some Low-Cost Alpha Vendors

This is where I got my Alpha. I had a good experience with this place, and I very highly recommend it. Mr. Gaudet is very knowledgeable about running Linux on the Alpha, and he is even a regular contributor to the RedHat AXP mailing list.