What is the difference between a Dec Alpha and a Mac Power PC chip?

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From: Anthony Canali
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997 00:00

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Hi to all,

can some one please tell me what the difference is between an Dec Alpha
and a Mac Power PC chip is ? 

They are both RISC based processors right? 

Given stuff I have read about the Alpha one might conclude that if you
can run Windows NT on an Alpha Work station then you should be able to
do the same on a Mac Workstation right?

If so why all the need for this emulaion and 3rd party board crap to do
windows on the Mac ? 


Anthony

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From: Anthony Canali <"acanali@calumet.yorku.ca"@yorku.ca>
Subject: What is the difference between a Dec Alpha and a Mac Power PC chip?
Date: 1997/06/09
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