SimplyMEPIS-1.5G_11.9.70_32.iso (12.0 Alpha 2), the second Alpha release, primarily aimed at ensuring solid hardware support, is available on the MEPIS FTP site, and it has made it to at least one mirror site, the Linux.org Turkey site:

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I recommend downloading it and trying it out; MEPIS builds usually work, but help is always needed early in the testing cycle to ensure solid hardware support for the release.