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Subject: Re: Alpha chip

Author: Hao Han Chen

Date: 20:21:09 06/14/98

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>
>Hi Tim
>
>I have been following the posts about the Alpha Chip, of which I was
>unaware before I joined CCC. Forgive my ignorance, but could you explain
>do Digital (or should I say Compaq) manufacture just the chip, or do you
>supply complete computers built around the chip. I presently use a
>Pentium 333MHz based system, but from what I read about the Alpha, it is
>far better in almost every respect. Since chess programming, and to some
>extent also other strategy games programming is my main reason for
>owning a computer in the first place, I am rather interested to find out
>more. The idea of a 600 MHz processor with 64-bit addressing for
>bitboards and opcodes for FindBit and PopCount is something I have only
>ever dreamed of! What I want to know realy is - where can I get one and
>what would it cost?
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Roberto

Try www.alphapowered.com and www.digital.com



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