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Article #4409Re: Are the Alpha-Machines big- or little-endian ?
From: Bob Supnik
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 21:10
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 21:10
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In article <1993Jan8.170148.11988@wavehh.hanse.de>, cracauer@wavehh.hanse.de (Martin Cracauer) writes... >Could anybody tell me, if the alpha machines are big-or-little-endian ? The Alpha architecture, and the Alpha systems built by Digital, are little endian. The Alpha chip (DECchip 21064) can be used to build either a big endian or little endian system. For example, the Cray Research Alpha-based MPP system is big endian. Bob Supnik >Supnik@human.enet.dec.com >All opinions expressed are those of a hardline microcoder >and do not reflect those of Digital Equipment Corporation
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!decuac!pa.dec.com!sousa.tay.dec.com!human.enet.dec.com!supnik From: supnik@human.enet.dec.com (Bob Supnik) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: Are the Alpha-Machines big- or little-endian ? Summary: Architecture/systems little, chip bi Keywords: endian, architecture, chip Message-ID: <2375@sousa.tay.dec.com> Date: 9 Jan 93 21:10:06 GMT References: <1993Jan8.170148.11988@wavehh.hanse.de> Sender: newsa@sousa.tay.dec.com Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 14