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End In Sight For Alpha

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the out-with-a-bang dept.

minektur writes "news.com has an article stating that DEC ... I mean Compaq .... Uh, I mean HP has decided to EOL the once mighty Alpha architecture. Let's all take a moment of silence." I was lucky enough to have access to a 533 MHz Alpha back when the fastest Pentiums were only around 200 MHz, and the Alpha architecture earned a special place in my heart. It will be missed.

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  1. Maybe VIA will buy it off of HP! by Newer+Guy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then you'll see it for 29.95 on Pricewatch..and not need a fan. I can see it now.. the VIA/Cyrix Alpha DLC!

  2. Alpha? by JanusFury · · Score: 5, Funny

    Alpha's dead? I thought BSD was dead.

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  3. Unbelievable by jsse · · Score: 5, Funny

    Imagine telling this to a geek just back from a 15-year coma:

    "HP finally decides to retire Alpha..."
    "HP bought Alpha?!"
    "Yeah, after they merged with Compaq, which bought DEC..."
    "Compaq bought DEC????!!!!!"

    1. Re:Unbelievable by RajivSLK · · Score: 5, Funny

      A geek who who awoke from a 15 year comma would probably be put in a lab and studied.

      "Dr. you say this geek has no knowledge of 'Slashdot'? Truely amazing..."

      They would probably put throw him into a basement in the depths of IBM to write legacy code for 15 year old applications. Unaware of recent advents such as 'the web', 'slashdot' and 'massive internet pr0n archives' he would be the most productive geek ever.

    2. Re:Unbelievable by _Spirit · · Score: 4, Funny

      I know spelling can be bad around here but a 15 year COMMA ? Hell I would have trouble making a 15 year point.

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  4. Re:Alphas by MavEtJu · · Score: 5, Funny

    if they could run something other than NT/AIX

    *cough* freebsd *cough*

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  5. Re:This might just be a good thing by scaprallion · · Score: 5, Funny

    I recall a conversation with a Digital rep a few years back where he claimed his company would've marketed fried chicken as "warm dead bird". I have to agree. The Alpha was a *great* architecture that never went anywhere due to lack of marketing.

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