Date: Tue, 27 Jan 98 08:44:47 PST From: David Seifert <seifert@sequent.com> To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: The future of Alpha Message-ID: <199801271644.IAA28911@eng4.sequent.com>
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> I hate to be the one saying this, but now, given alpha's questionable > future, based on Compaq's and DEC's decision to kill any progress in favor > of elite Intel's chips, do people here still generally think there is > much point in continuing this port? Palmer appariently didn't care about Alpha, Pfeiffer may feel differently. Remember that Compaq doesn't like Intel. Remember that DEC and AMD have a deal where AMD will build a x86 chip that is pin compatable with the Alpha. Presumably Compaq could build compute engines that can be either x86 or Alpha merely by changing the CPU chip and flashing the firmware. Compaq is no longer just a wintel box maker. They bought Tandem and DEC to have a full range of offerings. I think Alpha's future is a lot brighter now than it was Friday. Dave
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