We had a horrific electrical storm on the 28th, and a lightning strike
took out my home air-conditioning units, my cable modem, my Wifi router,
a 16-port switch, my Ooma Telo, my main computer, my printer, and... my PWS-433au :-(.

The Alpha isn't worth repairing, and I'm not going to go to the trouble
of replacing it. I had my fun with it, and frankly, it lasted far longer
in 24x7x365 use than I had any right to expect.

Bottom line: After more years than I care to remember, I'm out of the
race. Will continue to lurk and help where/when I can, but I won't be
doing any actual testing or debugging on Alpha. Sincere thanks to the
experts hanging out here who have helped me through many a rough spot
with the Alpha platform.

Respectfully,
--Bob

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Dear Bob,

On 02.07.22 04:43, Bob Tracy wrote:

We had a horrific electrical storm on the 28th, and a lightning strike
took out my home air-conditioning units, my cable modem, my Wifi router,
a 16-port switch, my Ooma Telo, my main computer, my printer, and... my PWS-433au :-(.

My condolences, what a pity, another classic gone... :,(, not to speak
of the other hardware you lost. :-/

The Alpha isn't worth repairing, and I'm not going to go to the trouble
of replacing it. I had my fun with it, and frankly, it lasted far longer
in 24x7x365 use than I had any right to expect.

All this with the original hardware (PSU, system board, memory)? Insane!

Bottom line: After more years than I care to remember, I'm out of the
race. Will continue to lurk and help where/when I can, but I won't be
doing any actual testing or debugging on Alpha. Sincere thanks to the experts hanging out here who have helped me through many a rough spot
with the Alpha platform.

Thanks for all your involvement here, I myself started my Alpha machine collection with a PWS (a 500au to be exact) and I found it always
helpful and encouraging to see your machine running a GUI and what not.

Cheers,
Frank

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Hi Bob!

Bob Tracy <rct@frus.com> schrieb am Sa. 2. Juli 2022 um 05:14:

We had a horrific electrical storm on the 28th, and a lightning strike
took out my home air-conditioning units, my cable modem, my Wifi router,
a 16-port switch, my Ooma Telo, my main computer, my printer, and... my PWS-433au :-(.

Oh dear… I hope only „hardware“ is affected and you and your family are fine!


The Alpha isn't worth repairing, and I'm not going to go to the trouble

of replacing it. I had my fun with it, and frankly, it lasted far longer
in 24x7x365 use than I had any right to expect.

Indeed, that beast really lived way longer than one would have expected.

Bottom line: After more years than I care to remember, I'm out of the

race. Will continue to lurk and help where/when I can, but I won't be
doing any actual testing or debugging on Alpha. Sincere thanks to the experts hanging out here who have helped me through many a rough spot
with the Alpha platform.

Completely understandable and I wanted to express my gratitude to you and
all the hard work you did over the decades!


Stay safe,
Oliver





<div dir="auto">Hi Bob!</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Bob Tracy &lt;<a href="mailto:rct@frus.com">rct@frus.com</a>&gt; schrieb am Sa. 2. Juli 2022 um 05:14:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">We had a horrific electrical storm on the 28th, and a lightning strike<br>
took out my home air-conditioning units, my cable modem, my Wifi router,<br>
a 16-port switch, my Ooma Telo, my main computer, my printer, and...  my<br> PWS-433au :-(.</blockquote><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Oh dear… I hope only „hardware“ is affected and you and your family are fine!</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-
left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)" dir="auto"></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-
left-color:rgb(204,204,204)" dir="auto">The Alpha isn&#39;t worth repairing, and I&#39;m not going to go to the trouble<br>
of replacing it.  I had my fun with it, and frankly, it lasted far longer<br> in 24x7x365 use than I had any right to expect.<br></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Indeed, that beast really lived way longer than one would have expected.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="
margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)" dir="auto">Bottom line: After more years than I care to remember, I&#39;m out of the<br>
race.  Will continue to lurk and help where/when I can, but I won&#39;t be<br> doing any actual testing or debugging on Alpha.  Sincere thanks to the<br> experts hanging out here who have helped me through many a rough spot<br>
with the Alpha platform.</blockquote><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Completely understandable and I wanted to express my gratitude to you and all the hard work you did over the decades!</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)" dir="auto"></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Stay safe,</div><div dir="auto"> Oliver</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><
div dir="auto"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)" dir="auto"><br>
</blockquote></div></div>

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