> > The SRM vs. AlphaBios/ARC issues are a phantom. *BSD has a long way to go
> > to fully support the SRM capapble machines before worrying about platforms
> > which don't have SRM. This is a sideshow. I would have said it was more
> > critical if Tru64 died, but much to &my& surprise it was NT-Alpha that
> > walked the plank, not DUh (now Tru64). Given that Tru64 is very
> > successfully selling on the leading new Dompaq platforms (and depends on
> > SRM), I rather doubt *BSD will get all that left behind because we've not
> > gotten ARC/AlphaBios yet.
> 
> If you know something I don't about Alpha Processor Inc's machines, I'd 
> love to hear it.  They are only shipping AlphaBIOS, since there is MILO 
> code for their systems.

Nope, but I can't speak for their choices or business model. Do they have
a machine that is an absolute *must have* for *BSD?