An interesting discussion, especially considering the stuff usually spoken in comp.os.vms regardiong the viability of X86 boxes. I have had 3 Alphas. Two of the office refrigerator sized boxes and one of the PC Tower sized boxes. All three have died. In the meantime I have X86 based boxes that are much older and continue to serve me well. While I thought the Alpha was an excellent architectural design the market has made it somewhat irrelevant.
Of course, when t comes to VMS I still run a VAX. :-) bill
