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Date:      Wed, 25 Aug 1999 10:02:45 +0100 (BST)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        Mike Lempriere <mikel@zso.dec.com>
Cc:        freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: End of NT-on-Alpha
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908251001160.349-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <9908241808.AA32220@slugbt.zso.dec.com>

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On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Mike Lempriere wrote:

> 
> Just thought you might all find this interesting.
> 
> Compaq has officially axed Windows NT on Alpha machines.  The final NT
> release on Alpha will be NT 4, SP6.  There will be no Win2K release.
> 
> I am a member of DECWest (Bellevue WA), where most of the Digital/Compaq
> NT development has been done.  We are all to be laid off in the next few
> weeks.
> 
> Some related articles:
>     http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,2318096,00.html
>     http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?990819.picomchips.htm

This actually just closes support for 32bit NT 4. There will be alpha
support for some future variant of Win2k when MS manages to complete the
WIN64 work. It may mean that there is no 32bit alpha version of win2k.

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Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
Nonlinear Systems Ltd.			Phone: +44 181 442 9037




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