Digital Multia

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• Booting the Multia Sat, Mar 17, 2018
• Three new RISC boxes Tue, Nov 21, 2017

Project status

Phase	Status	Notes
Powers on?	✅
Passes firmware self-test?	✅
Working serial console?	❔	Since Windows doesn’t really do serial consoles, have not tried
Framebuffer works?	✅	standard VGA cable
OS boots?	✅	Windows NT 4.0 came installed on the internal HDD
Working GUI?	✅
Working input devices?	✅	Uses PS/2 peripherals

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Specifications

Manufacturer	Digital Equipment Corporation
Model	VX40
CPU	Digital Alpha 21066-AA @ 166 MHz
Architecture	Alpha
Memory	82 MB
Internal Expansion	2x PCMCIA Type I/II slots
Frame Buffer	Digital ZLXp-E1 (integrated)
	1x VGA output
Hard Drive	Toshiba MK2326FB 340 MB 4200 RPM SCSI-2
External Storage	1.44 MB Floppy
Serial Ports	RS-232 DB-25
Keyboard	PS/2 (mini-DIN 6)
Mouse	PS/2 (mini-DIN 6)
Networking	10Base-T Ethernet
	AUI Ethernet
	10Base-2 BNC Ethernet
Audio	2x 1/8 ″ audio input (microphone and line-in)
	2x 1/8 ″ audio output (headphones and line-out)
SCSI	SCSI-2 micro DB-50
Parallel Port	PC-style DB25