linux on a alpha

[Thomas, Leonard]

I have the oppurtunity to get an old DEC Alpha 300X workstation.  It currently
is running VMS, but I would like to convert it over to Linux if possible.
We have been toying with the idea of a Linux cluster here and I thought 
this might be a reasonable machine to put in the cluster.  It also has a nice
big
monitor that would be nice for some of our other applications.  
My question is is it feasible to install Linux on this machine and if so 
is it worth it.  The price of the machine is free.

Len Thomas