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HP Finally Reveals The Alpha Marvel
brejc8 writes "HP have revealed the new range of AlphaServer systems. The new EV7 processors show very reasonable performance figures. Revealed by the inquirer the 1GHz versions have very similar SPEC scores as the 1GHz Itanium 2 (INT_2000 of 875 and FP_2000 of 1,500). This is very intersting after HP were rumoured to ensure that "...no Alpha benchmark will be released until the Itanium platform(s) is/are faster"."
I knew tech was tightening the belt, but they could only get one analyst to react enthusiastically? And you know that guy's looking over his shoulder... I'd be reacting DAMN enthusiastically if I was him.
This all important benchmark seems to have been left out.
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Its an Alpha, but yet it uses RDRAM. Slashdotters not sure if they love it or hate it.
This is a server system? A closer examination reveals that 'Hewlett Packard' is an anagram of 'whacked platter'. Better back up those hard drives now.
Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise. - William Shakespeare
At least when I'm banging my head against windows I occasionally feel like I've made some kind of a breakthrough.
What, Oscar Wilde was a beta tester?
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I'll wait until the Beta comes out. *ducks*
What a clever way to get me to read this comment...