DECing Out the Homelab with an AlphaServer 2100
DECing Out The Homelab With An AlphaServer 2100 1 Comment by: Tyler August October 11, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Retrocomputer enthusiasts have a bad rap as nerds who just want to play old video games. There’s some truth in this, but the reality is that we’re nerds who want to do all sorts of things with old hardware — everything from consoles to servers. Servers like the DEC AlphaServer 2100 [derelictelectronics] picked up at Vintage Computer Festival Midwest this year.
- ▪DECing Out The Homelab With An AlphaServer 2100 1 Comment by: Tyler August October 11, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Retrocomputer enthusiasts have a bad rap as nerds who just want to play old video games.
- ▪There’s some truth in this, but the reality is that we’re nerds who want to do all sorts of things with old hardware — everything from consoles to servers.
- ▪Servers like the DEC AlphaServer 2100 [derelictelectronics] picked up at Vintage Computer Festival Midwest this year.
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DECing Out The Homelab With An AlphaServer 2100 1 Comment by: Tyler August October 11, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Retrocomputer enthusiasts have a bad rap as nerds who just want to play old video games. There’s some truth in this, but the reality is that we’re nerds who want to do all sorts of things with old hardware — everything from consoles to servers. Servers like the DEC AlphaServer 2100 [derelictelectronics] picked up at Vintage Computer Festival Midwest this year. He was kind enough to record a tour for those of us who missed seeing these early Alpha machines in their heyday. DEC did sell these units with multiple-CPU reports from the get-go, but the [derelictronics] particular model has a single CPU board carrying a 64-bit Alpha RISC processor.
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