Alaska server research index

Primary sources and recovered materials

This archive collects primary sources documenting the Alaska computer brand, Mexmal Mayorista, and Dinastía International. The materials are organized by type.

Court records (court-documents/)

• Enterasys Networks, Inc. v. Mexmal Mayorista, S.A. de C.V. (In re Dinastia, L.P.), 381 B.R. 512, S.D. Texas, November 8, 2007. Source: CourtListener.
• Flores v. ASI Computer Technologies, Inc., Civil Action L-06-135, S.D. Texas, July 6, 2010. Source: Dockets / Justia.

Newspaper clippings (newspapers/)

Laredo Morning Times, scanned from Newspapers.com:

• June 1, 1997: "Dinastia opens new computer superstore" (Small Business Persons of the Year feature).
• June 15, 1997: Chamber of Commerce feature on Dinastía.
• April 18, 2002: Dinastía advertisement featuring Alaska products.
• January 26, 2003: "Dinastia features accessories & more."
• July 27, 2003 (two pages): "Dinastia meets local computing demand with wide selection."

Trade press (trade-press/)

• eSemanal, "Servidores para la PyME," August 8, 2003. Lists the Alaska Artic Power 2U.
• eSemanal, "¿Los porqués de Mexmal?," September 2003. Founder interview.
• eSemanal, "Mexmal antes y después del DF," February 2004.
• El Norte (Monterrey), "Ofrece ahora Alaska mucho más que PCs," August 19, 2002.
• Expansión, "Computadoras para todos," 2011. Company history.
• kike.com.mx: restoration of an Alaska desktop case.

Manufacturer documentation (intel-chenbro/)

• Chenbro RM212 / RM21200 product pages: front panel SKUs, specifications, and inside view, from chenbro.com.tw, 2001 to 2002.
• Chenbro datasheets: RM215 (2U), RM117 (1U), and RM414 (4U).
• "Curso INTEL de servidores Alaska": a Mexmal and Intel training deck, 14 slides.
• See also the Intel SCB2 / RM21200 compatibility sheet under /Intel and additional Chenbro material under /Chenbro.

Recovered web material and images (images/)

Recovered from Internet Archive snapshots of dinastia.com and alaska.com.mx, dated approximately 2000 to 2004:

• Alaska Artic Power server photographs: two studio tower photos, a 2U rack photo, and a rack thumbnail.
• The "Alaska Servers" web store pages (2000 to 2004), with model and price listings.
• Brand logos (Alaska, Mexmal, Dinastía), the Dinastía superstore building, and Alaska desktop and notebook product images.