The battle for processor speed supremacy is only part of the equation in a successful computer chip, but the Alpha line — passed on from Digital Equipment to Compaq to HP — was built on the premise that speed was the key. Now, after a dozen years, the Alpha line — which many credit for sparking a speed war among today’s giants Intel and AMD — is being phased out, but leaving a legacy on today’s computing system and living on in the form of AMD’s Athlon XP processor.
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HP’s Alpha Processor Bidding Adieu
Posted by: Jay Lyman August 19, 2004 01:57 PMThe battle for processor speed supremacy is only part of the equation in a successful computer chip, but the Alpha line — passed on from Digital Equipment to Compaq to HP — was built on the premise that speed was the key. Now, after a dozen years, the Alpha line — which many credit for sparking a speed war among today’s giants Intel and AMD — is being phased out, but leaving a legacy on today’s computing system and living on in the form of AMD’s Athlon XP processor.