Alpha (original name Alpha AXP) is a 64-bit reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Alpha was designed to replace 32-bit VAX complex instruction set computers (CISC) and to be a highly competitive RISC processor for Unix workstations and similar markets.

Alpha Microsystems, Inc., often shortened to Alpha Micro, was an American computer company founded in 1977 in Costa Mesa, California, [1]: 20 by John French, Dick Wilcox and Bob Hitchcock.

Nov 15, 1999 · Microsoft abandoned support for the MIPS and PowerPC processors, but NT has supported Intel and Alpha since the OS's inception—until now. In late August, Compaq announced that the company will no longer sell Alpha for the NT platform.

Feb 6, 2020 · For some time, the fastest computers for running Windows NT x86 binaries were Alpha workstations! Most of the Alpha niceties made it to x86, many through AMD rather than Intel (follow the engineers after Digital’s breakup). Some …

The SRM firmware (also called the SRM console) is the boot firmware written by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) for computer systems based on the DEC Alpha microprocessor. SRM are the initials of (Alpha) System Reference Manual, the publication detailing the Alpha AXP architecture and which specified various features of the SRM firmware.

Alpha, originally known as Alpha AXP, is a 64-bit Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), designed to replace the 32-bit VAX Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) ISA and its implementations.

Alpha, originally known as Alpha AXP, was a 64-bit reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), designed to replace the 32-bit VAX complex instruction set computer (CISC) ISA and its implementations.

OpenVMS or Tru64 directly on X86 computer, Virtual Machine or Cloud. By creating the exact Alpha hardware environment as the original system, vtAlpha allows to run all OpenVMS or Tru64 software without changes on a modern compute platform.

Sep 12, 2019 · In other words, AlphaVM is software that creates a virtual Alpha system. AlphaVM is a whole system emulator: it emulates the whole hardware system including the CPU, the core logic chipset, the storage and network controllers, the disks, the tapes, etc. AlphaVM run on Intel Xoen based hardware.

The AM-6000 supports client/server networks for personal computer attachment, computer-to-computer file sharing, Internet access, and other networking tasks. Industry-standard TCP/IP network software and an advanced design Ethernet controller are both furnished as standard.