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Subject: Alpha chip

Author: Dan Homan

Date: 17:30:49 06/01/98

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On June 01, 1998 at 16:18:51, Tom Kerrigan wrote:

>On June 01, 1998 at 12:07:02, Dan Homan wrote:
>
>>The new Alpha 21264A at 600 MHz should get a specint95 of 40+.  Does
>>anyone know the exact number?  My understanding is that this
>>chip will also reach clock rates much higher than 600 MHz.
>
>40+? Should I assume that this is a typo?

Nope, I meant 40+.  Check out digital's home page on the alpha or the
web
page I mentioned in my last message.

>
>>I think they were bought by Compaq, but will still produce the Alpha
>>(and later generations) for some time.  Intel has some access to
>
>Huh. At the Intel employee orientation some guy told me about reworking
>the current Alpha fabs to Pentium II fabs. Maybe this was wishful
>thinking.

I'm not sure of the exact Intel/Alpha relation.

 - Dan

>
>Cheers,
>Tom



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