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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. Re:RIP Alpha... by brsmith4 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Blackholes are nature's 'divide by zero exception'

    The real question: Is it possible to 'catch' this exception?

  2. Re:RIP Alpha... by SecretAsianMan · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    The real question: Is it possible to 'catch' this exception?

    Leaving it uncaught is even scarier...

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    Washington, DC: It's like Hollywood for ugly people.

  3. Re:Alpha? by ipous · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Alpha's dead? I thought Apple's dead.

  4. Don't know if you know you're adapting... by dpilot · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The guy was on his way to Woodstock, when he fell asleep for a decade... (The old Rip Van Winkle story)

    Jimmy Hendrix DEAD!!! Oh, Nooooooo!!!

    Janice Joplin DEAD!!! Oh, Nooooooo!!!

    Jim Morrison DEAD!!! Oh, Nooooooo!!!

    Jim Croce DEAD!!! Uh...
    Who's Jim Croce?

    Credit to the "National Lampoon Half-a-Radio Hour"

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    The living have better things to do than to continue hating the dead.