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	DEC Multia
		The Digital Equipment Multia was DEC's attempt to build a network-friendly workstation that was more of a "network computer" as originally conceived by Larry Ellison of Oracle - where the computer was a CPU and memory and display, with little else, and storage was mostly on the server side.
		The Alpha-based Multia came in 3 models, the "VX40", which was a 166Mhz Alpha that was soldered to the motherboard, and therefore, not upgradeable, and the "VX41" which was a 166Mhz Alpha that was socketed, and could be upgraded to a 233Mhz Alpha (also known as Model "VX42").
		A common hack for the Multia is to replace the anemic two-speed boxer fan with a higher performance fan for greater cooling.
	www.obsolyte.com /dec/multia (1206 words)

	Multia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If an article link referred you to this title, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
		Multia, Finland is a municipality in Western Finland;
		DEC Multia is a computer workstation produced by DEC in the mid-1990s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Multia (95 words)

	NetBSD/alpha Multia Frequently Asked questions. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Multias have a well-deserved reputation as unreliable and failure-prone systems, however, the good news is: your faithful NetBSD developers know almost everything, even how to protect and fix your Multia hardware.
		The fan that comes with the Multia is a.75" deep fan, but I replaced mine with a 1" deep fan, and still have plenty of room left over.
		Multias use the EIA-232E secondary channel pin assignments for the DB-25 connector to provide two com ports in one connector.
	www.openoffice.de /linux/artikel/alpha/multiafaq.html (2132 words)

	DJE Systems OpenVMS Hobbyist Multia Support Page
		The Multia was originally designed based on a low-cost Alpha CPU and was intended as a Windows/NT workstation.
		In the case of the Multia, before attempting to install OpenVMS on a Multia, you must update the console "SRM" firmware.
		The Multia's stand is an integral part of the cooling needed by the system board.
	www.djesys.com /vms/hobbyist/multia.html (1700 words)

	NetBSD/alpha: Multia Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It certainly helps to keep the CPU from overheating, but the cause of the typical Multia Heat Death is usually a bipolar TTL IC soldered to surface lands on the bottom side of the Multia system board.
		Some Multia owners have cut the yellow thermistor wires; this causes the fan to run at full speed instead of at a variable and usually rather slow speed.
		Multia's are space heaters, and fragile at that..
	www.fr.netbsd.org /Ports/alpha/multiafaq.html (2367 words)

	DJE Systems OpenVMS Hobbyist Multia Support Notes Page
		These notes were provided by John Malmberg in an e-mail he sent to me outside of the comp.os.vms newsgroup.
		Multia on LINUX information, including links to the service manual (PDF) and to the NetBSD information about preventing heat death.
		Multias with out floppy drives (or memory or disks) are available for $50.00.
	www.djesys.com /vms/hobbyist/mltianot.html (961 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Multia Service Pack V3.2-SP1/x86 - Release Notes Mar-1997 Multia Service Pack V3.2-SP1/x86 is a maintenance release of Multia Software which fixes problems encountered in Multia Software versions 3.2 and 3.2A for x86.
		Below is a list of problems resolved since the release of Multia Software V3.2 and V3.2A for x86: Multia Desktop Management System : The Multia Desktop Server would sometimes generate error messages because of problems with RPC locator.
		When a Multia administrator configured a target desktop to be DHCP ENABLED AND join a Domain simultaneously, the desktop management system failed to complete the transaction.
	h18000.www1.hp.com /legacysupport/digital/zips/00000035.TXT (492 words)

	AlphaMultia - SeattleWireless (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Multia's had a large batch that had one defective component (I think it was a transistor) that will likely go bad if it has not been replaced.
		The Video Card is TGA and not VGA, if you plan on installing BSD on your multia make sure you have a serial cable or serial Terminal around because that is the only way to get a console on BSD.
		I know certainly, since it's the one I have, that there was a riser with a 50-pin SCSI connector on it.
	www.seattlewireless.net /index.cgi/AlphaMultia (887 words)

	Overwhelming, perhaps? - Computerworld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Multia is not exactly a PC, a workstation or an X Window System terminal.
		Beck said he was not familiar with Multia and did not think he needed it.
		But Bihuniak said Multia, because it was designed to run Unix applications, offers much better performance.
	www.computerworld.com /printthis/1995/0,4814,5883,00.html (580 words)

	enry.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I test and configure each unit as required, so I can custom-build you your own Multia based on size and type (ide/scsi) of hard disk you want, amount of memory, operating system, and PCMCIA cards.
		If you are interested in a multia or you have any questions, email me at enry@enry.net.
		A DEC Multia is a compact little machine with a slew of integrated hardware, including:
	www.enry.net /sale/multia.html (544 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Multia Service Pack V3.2-SP2/Alpha - Release Notes Nov-1997 Multia Service Pack V3.2-SP2/Alpha is a maintenance release of Multia Software which fixes problems encountered in Multia Software versions 3.2 for Alpha.
		Once successfully installed the Multia Version Number can be verified from the Application Manager in Help About as V032-SP2.
		Below is a list of problems resolved since the release of Multia Software V3.2 for Alpha: Multia Desktop Management System : The Multia Desktop Server would sometimes generate error messages because of problems with RPC locator.
	h18000.www1.hp.com /legacysupport/digital/zips/00000033.TXT (486 words)

	OpenVMS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Part 5/5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Some of the restrictions involved when running OpenVMS on the Multia system include (but may well not be limited to) the following: o The PCMCIA support was completely removed, because the Intel chip on the Multia was not compatable with the Cirrus chip on the Alphabook.
		The Multia images are not included on the OpenVMS Freeware V4.0 CD-ROM kit, the kit that was distributed with OpenVMS V7.2.
		Information on bootstrapping OpenVMS (using Multia files) on the (unsupported) NoName AXPpci33 module is available at: http://www.jyu.fi/~kujala/vms-in-axppci33.txt Tips for using the Multia files with the AXPpci33: o You have to use the Multia kit and follow the directions in ALPHA8, but do not load the Multia SRM firmware into the AXPpci33.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/dec-faq/vms/part5 (6691 words)

	Re: Multia video problem
		Check around on the multia pages for a pointer - if you can't find it, email me and I'll try to send you the info.
		I also bought a multia with the internal scsi and then decides I didn't like the 8 bit video, so I found a card on Onsale that had the PCI socket, the external cable stuff for the SCSI and a short 40 pin mini-ide cable for ~ $25.
		I have looked all over the net for docs on how to set the > jumpers to reduce the video mode to something my old monitor can handle, > but I couldn't find any more than what was already in the Digital > service manual.
	www.redhat.com /archives/axp-list/1999-January/msg00240.html (509 words)

	OpenVMS ask the wizard - Future Versions of OpenVMS for Multia? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Even though I know there was never a committment to make Multia kits for newer versions than V7.2, I - and probably other Multia hobbyists as well - would be very happy to be able to run V7.2-1 and V7.3 in the future.
		Plans would imply a level of formality and a support commitment that is not available for the Multia.
		No. There may or may not be updates to the required images for future versions, and there may or may not be integration of the required images into future OpenVMS builds.
	h71000.www7.hp.com /wizard/wiz_5402.html (261 words)

	Multia Docs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It's acceptably quick on the Multia but again requires a high degree of computer knowledge to load and operate.
		It is fast on the Multia and has features that compare with any operating system, but again requires a high degree of computer knowledge to load and operate.
		If the Multia is still unable to see the network, from the ARC menu, go to the Supplementary Menu, go to the Setup the System.
	www.dreamtime.org /multia/cpumicromart/multia.html (3216 words)

	DEC UDB Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In early 1996 I purchased a DEC Multia, a 233 MHz Alpha 21066 box with Windows NT.
		Apparently there is a design flaw that causes one of the memory bus drivers to overheat; fortunately it is an inexpensive chip that can be replaced by a cooler-running CMOS version.
		DEC deliberately prevented the standard OpenVMS releases from working on the Multia, so as not to hurt their sales of big systems.
	www.brouhaha.com /~eric/computers/udb.html (1370 words)

	NetBSD/alpha: Multia Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		heat-death My Multia/UDB keeps freezing, and giving me machine checks during boot Multias have a well-deserved reputation as unreliable and failure-prone systems, however, the good news is: your faithful NetBSD developers know almost everything, even how to protect and fix your Multia hardware.
		Once the kernel is loaded it can mount any filesystem (including the root) from an IDE device.
		First off, I don't recommend updating your firmware unless you are positive you have a bug that couldn't possibly be anything else.
	www.netbsd.org /Ports/alpha/multiafaq.list (2325 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After DEC released alpha based Multias then name was changed to the Universal Desktop Box (or UDB for short) These machines all use the DEC 21066 Alpha chips and are very much different than the 21064/21164 chips that exist.
		THIS RUMOR IS FALSE as Digital doesn't make a chip that will fit into the Multias that is rated at higher than 233Mhz.
		There is at least one report of this working with an internal video card in place as well.
	ftp.dreamtime.org /pub/multia/faq.txt (2140 words)

	Computer Reseller News: DEC Multia: the aspirin for client/server woes: Pentium desktop simplifies integration. (DEC ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Computer Reseller News: DEC Multia: the aspirin for client/server woes: Pentium desktop simplifies integration.
		DEC Multia: the aspirin for client/server woes: Pentium desktop simplifies integration.
		DEC's Multia MI Pentium-based desktop computer seamlessly integrates Windows, Unix, OpenVMS and mainframe applications, eliminating the difficulties involved in client/server computing.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:17859526&refid=holomed_1 (222 words)

	MySQL Lists: mysql: Problems installing on a Multia
		So, after reading the list and seeing several suggestions that the binary be installed to solve such problems I tried that and am still having problems.
		This is a 64 mbyte Multia (Alpha) with Red Hat 6.1 freshly installed.
		Re: Problems installing on a Multia - sasha at mysql dot com, May 15 2000 9:37pm
	lists.mysql.com /mysql/37376 (392 words)

	OpenVMS ask the wizard - SCSI disk for Multia? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I need an internal SCSI hard drive for my DEC Multia machine.
		The SCSI adapter has a narrow interface (~2.5" wide, 50 pin) The bracket that the drive needs to fit in is about 3" wide and ~1" tall.
		The RZ series SCSI disks were the ones most commonly found on the Multia series devices -- please contact one of the various surplus equipment vendors for assistance in acquiring an appropriate RZ-series SCSI disk.
	h71000.www7.hp.com /wizard/wiz_1720.html (200 words)

	A desktop jack-of-all-trades - Computerworld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A Multia machine would solve the problem of having two boxes on one desk.
		But some analysts said they do not ~expect Multia to sweep PCs off desktops on a grand scale.
		What may turn PC administrators' heads is the centralized systems management software sold with Multia.
	www.computerworld.com /printthis/1994/0,4814,10770,00.html (442 words)

	[rescue] Multia UDB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They do much better with 2x the airflow.
		I haven't tried Netbooting an Alpha (I've heard it's not that easy); I've netbooted Xyplex terminal servers and PCs before, however.
		I will be netbooting an SS2 eventually; I have two carriers and connectors and all for the drives, but I have two SS2s that need them and some drives.
	www.sunhelp.org /pipermail/rescue/2002-June/071197.html (313 words)

	Universal Desktop Box The Inside Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Unfortunately part of the price paid for such a stunning deal is that the UDB ships with very limited documentation, merely an unpacking note and a "The mouse goes here" installation sheet.
		There is no official handbook for the UDB from Digital, however, there is an excellent manual for the Multia available from Digital titled Multia MultiClient Desktop Service Information, part number EK-MULTS-IN, priced at £65.00 This manual also covers the VX51 Intel based Multia product.
		These pages are designed to provide owners of UDB systems with all the obscure and hard to find information required to make life a little easier.
	www.elric.com /UDB/udbinsid.html (180 words)

	AlphaLinux - Documentation
		You can install other cards though space inside the UDB us usually tight, and watch out for heat, evidently ventilation isn't that good.
		For more specific information you can download the PDF version of the Multia system manual (This has been gziped).
		I you find the volume level of the Multia's beeping a little to loud you can enter this command to quite it down:
	www.alphalinux.org /docs/udb-multia.html (347 words)

	Alpha UDB/Multia System Configuration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Shortly after these models were discontinued, Oracle took up a not-dissimilar vision, pushing NCs.
		At $800, the Multia would have been a decent seller, being significantly more powerful (at least in concept) than Oracle's NCs.
		Unfortunately, that $4500 cost leaves it about ten times too expensive...
	www.ntlug.org /~cbbrowne/alphamultia.html (429 words)

	Neohapsis Archives - AXP-list
		Re: Multia and 7.2 Robert M. Riches Jr.
		Re: Continued RedHat 7.2 Multia install problem Robert M. Riches Jr.
		Re: GlibC errors (was LFS on alpha) Ted Goodridge (Fri Nov 22 2002 - 19:59:01 CST)
	archives.neohapsis.com /archives/linux/axp/2002-q4 (9357 words)

	Looking for 233 multia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I'm building a 5 node beowulf consisting of 4 (slave) 166 multias and one (master) 233 multia.
		I have the 4 166's, but I can't find a 233.
		Can anyone recommend a source for a new or used DEC Multia 233?
	www.beowulf.org /pipermail/test/1998-August/002096.html (94 words)

	WH: Re: Multia Alpha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The pile has gotten so big now that my wife would never notice any new additions...
		That is until they replace some previously 'dumb' household interface/device that she now has to learn :) At 05:06 PM 1/26/99 +0100, Roland Orre wrote: >I bought a couple of DEC Multia Alpha machines.
		One idea was to test >them as wearable systems, but I think they are kind of too large and Brian Karas - Future Standard Systems, Inc. http://www.futurestandard.com
	wearables.blu.org /wear-hard/19996014.html (130 words)

	Computerworld: Users ask: What for art thou, Multia?@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sixteen months after it was launched, Digital Equipment Corp.'s highly acclaimed Multia multiclient platform remains a rather confusing product in search of a volume market.
		Digital last week conceded that sales of Alpha-based versions of Multia were below expectations.
		The company released an Intel Corp. lineup last November.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:28508529&refid=holomed_1 (186 words)

	Sorxthan's Journey through Daily Hell.: November 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Now that I got the multia boot straped..
		It time to figure out what to boot strap it with....
		With a little help from a friend of mine.
	sorxthan.blogspot.com /2004_11_01_sorxthan_archive.html (412 words)

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