#Alpha
> Boy o boy. I just read the article in the current BYTE about the new
> Alpha – remarkable. It provides 66% more fp than the new MIPS chipset!
> (Just something for your files which you no doubt already have! <G>
> Couldn't help running off at the mouth about that one!)
Did they mention that it costs over $2,000 each? You will only see that chip
in $70,000 machines for a while. But it will be _VERY_ fast.
In a year or two it will start to appear in $12,000 type machines. Part of the
problem is why spend that kind of money on a CPU without giving it the extreme
support systems it needs? Huge, super fast cache, 128Meg of fast RAM, ultimate
fast harddrive, etc.
Still, I'm very impressed with what DEC has done with ALPHA. I only hope they
stay in business long enough to do well with it.
—– Andrew