Brief Introduction to Alpha Systems and Processors

Neal Crook, Digital Equipment (Editor: David Mosberger )

v0.0, 5 October 1995


This document is a quick compare-and-contrast on the existing Alpha CPUs and systems. This isn't intended as a marketing plug, nor is it intended to initiate CPU architecture flames. It's just intended to inform. If you don't want to know, stop reading now.

1. The CPUs

2. A Few Notes On Clocking

3. The Systems

4. Porting

5. More Information

6. References