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June 25th 1999 |
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Updates have been released for potential security problems with the NFS package of RedHat 5.2 and the
net-tools package up 6.0. Updates are available from
ftp.alphalinux.org.
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June 24th 19999 |
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Alpha Processor Inc. has updated their website
with product information for the UP2000
and UP1000 motherboards. Also posted
are the press releases for the1GHz demo, the
UP2000 and UP1000 motherboards and
Slot B.
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June 24th 1999 |
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For those of you looking for more info on the new Alpha Processor Inc. motherboards,
Quant-X has posted data sheets and pictures of both the
UP2000 and the
UP1000.
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June 23th 1999 |
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AMD has announced that it has begun shipping it's next generation processor the K7 now renamed "Athlon".
Utilizing the Alpha EV6 bus technoligy these processors are being shipped at speeds of 500, 550, and 600 MHz.
More information about these processors can be found here.
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June 23th 1999 |
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RedHat has released even more updates to RedHat 6.0. Included this time
are update to KDE and
PHP3. As always updates are available from ftp.alphalinux.org.
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June 23th 1999 |
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Compaq has released the Compiler Writer's Guide for the Alpha 21264. The guide
is available from ftp.digital.com
and ftp.alphalinux.org.
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June 22th 1999 |
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CNET is also running
a story on the Alpha demos at PCExpo. They concentrate mostly on the 1GHz demo but also touch upon the new Slot B
design.
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June 22th 1999 |
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Alpha Processor Inc. had released a new
Alpha.Update that contains
information on the "Slot B" processor module and the UP2000 and upcoming UP1000 motherboards.
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June 22th 1999 |
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The Register is also running a story
about the upcoming API products. Included are estimated SPEC numbers for the 21264-750, 833, 933 and 1GHz processor. The Register also
has two more articles about Alpha and API. The first about the collaboration
between API and AMD and the second about the upcoming "Slot B" technology
and UP2000 motherboard.
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June 22th 1999 |
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According to this press release over at ZDNET,
Alpha Processor Inc. is going to launch several new products at PCExpo this week. Included are a new "Slot B" processor module with processors running
at 750MHz, a new motherboard (the UP2000)
and a public demo of Alpha running at 1GHz, without any special cooling. Seeing as PCExpo opens today we'll have more info as it becomes available.
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June 18th 1999 |
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RedHat has released updated RPMS for XFree86 for RedHat 6.0. This addresses
"problems related to those originally shipped with Red Hat Linux 6.0.". Also available are updates for rxvt, dev and
screen that fix several security problems. Updates are on
ftp.alphalinux.org.
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June 17th 1999 |
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According to this article at The Register Samsung and
Compaq will be selling Alphas at 1GHz and over by next summer.
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June 17th 1999 |
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"Compaq's Alpha-based Professional Workstations and AlphaServers won awards in the UNIX
performance and price/performance categories, for both Tru64 UNIX and Linux environments."
More info can be found in
this press release.
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June 14th 1999 |
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This includes the fix for the DoS attack discovered a few
weeks ago. As always the new version is available from
ftp.alphalinux.org.
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June 13th 1999 |
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RedHat has released two more updates to RH6.0. They are wu-ftpd (file name globbing problem
and all known exploits fixed) and utemper (support package that caused some programs to not exit properly when the user
logged out). As always updates are available from ftp.alphalinux.org
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June 12th 1999 |
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Rick Niles asks:
Does anyone else get this result with RH6.0? Try this program:
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#include < stdio.h>
#include < math.h>
int
main()
{
printf("%f\n",floor(0.1));
return 0;
}
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It returns with 36028797018963968.000000 on my AlphaStation 200
(21064). But only under the new RedHat 6.0. It seems the floor
function is really broken. I think it may be a problem in
< bits/inlinemath.h>.
Does anyone get this result? Does anyone else NOT get this result
with Alpha RH6.0? Does anyone know of a work around?
Thanks,
Rick Niles.
Update June 13th 1999 This floor()/ceil() problem is unique to the 21064 (EV4).
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June 9th 1999 |
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Compaq has released some info on a new Alpha workstation, the XP900.
The press release describing the workstation
pitches it as a VMS workstation though it sounds very similar to the DS10 released a few weeks ago.
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June 8th 1999 |
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According to this press release Compaq and RedHat are
working together for more compatibility between Linux and Tru64Unix. It also mentions that Compaq has certified the
XP1000 as Linux ready.
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June 7th 1999 |
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According to this article at
The Register Samsung and Compaq are talking about offloading all of Alpha onto Samsung, thereby getting Compaq "out of the hole it has
dug itself into with Intel".
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June 7nd 1999 |
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Welcome to the big Linux - Swiss Super Cluster Happening
On June 11, 1999, the "Swiss Super Cluster Happening" will demonstrate
with an attempt on the world record, how standard computers and
operating systems can reach the performance of traditional
supercomputers. Where does the trend go and how is Linux influencing the
IT market?
- You will probably see the fastest Linux Cluster with the performance
of a supercomputer when we try to break the world record and set a new
mark for Linux based clusters!
- Find out about the newest trends in the field of supercomputers - with
Prof. Jack Dongarra, a worldwide accepted expert on supercomputers.
- Look at the development of Dr. Ralf Gruber and his team from the EPFL
in Lausanne - the new Swiss Super Cluster which opens up high
performance computing capabilities to companies and research institutes
for a reasonable prize.
Take the opportunity and get the newest information on Linux from well
known experts. And be our guest on this record party.
We are looking forward to your participation.
Look at www.supercomputer.ch and enroll there
Where: Compaq Computer AG
Ueberlandstrasse 1
8600 Duebendorf
Switzerland
++41 1 801 23 34 (Ms. Martina Vesti to enroll via phone)
++41 1 801 47 15 (or send a fax)
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June 7th 1999 |
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According to this message to the RedHat security mailing list there is a
small problem with the pty setup of 6.0. User who have upgraded from previous version should not be at risk.
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June 2nd 1999 |
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RedHat has released new kernel RPMs for RedHat 6.0. These includes the small fix for
the denial of service attack discovered yesterday. As always the new files are available from ftp.alphalinux.org.
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June 2nd 1999 |
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RedHat has released a new ramdisk image for RedHat 6.0. This is to fix several problems
with the original. Details can be found at the RedHat 6.0
errata page and the updated image can be obtained from ftp.alphalinux.org.
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June 2nd 1999 |
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RedHat has released new kernel RPMs for RedHat 6.0. These includes the small fix for
the denial of service attack discovered yesterday. As always the new files are available from ftp.alphalinux.org.
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June 2nd 1999 |
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RedHat has released a new ramdisk image for RedHat 6.0. This is to fix several problems
with the original. Details can be found at the RedHat 6.0
errata page and the updated image can be obtained from ftp.alphalinux.org.
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