Uncovering the Origins of an Old Alaska Server from Mexico
By
speckx
Summary
The article describes the discovery and investigation of an old 2U rackmount server branded "Alaska" that was used as a personal file server for 10+ years before its power supply failed. With help from supporters, the author traced the server's origins to "Alaska," a computer brand sold in Mexico in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with a server line called "Alaska Artic Power," created by Mexmal Mayorista S.A. de C.V.
Source
Hacker NewsUncovering the Origins of an Old Alaska Server from Mexicoserialport.orgKey quotes
· 5 pulledWe recently pulled out this old 2U rackmount server.
I set it up 10+ years ago as a personal file server, and recently realized the server wasn't powering on.
We determined the power supply had failed and then tried to figure out where this machine came from.
With some help from our supporters, here's what we've found:
"Alaska" was a computer brand sold in Mexico in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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