Alpha speed?

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From: Richard Schiek
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:29

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In all the technical blurbs for the new DEC Alpha chip, they call it a
300MHz chip.  Yet, in all the new systems that DEC is shipping, the
chip is running at 140 MHz max.  Why is it called a 300MHz chip when
only 140 MHz systems are for sale?  Is there a problem with getting
other components (ie memory) to work with a chip this fast, or is the
chip lifetime too short to be feasible at 300 MHz.  


Thanks,

Rich Schiek
richard@chemeng.Stanford.EDU

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