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

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From: Randy Park
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997 00:00

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Anthony <Acanali@calumet.yorku.ca> wrote in article <5ngf0g$k1$1@sunburst.ccs.yorku.ca>...
> 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
> 

Your question is analogous to "Why can't the Spanish and French understand
each other?  After all they both speak 'Romantic' languages".

By the way, Windows-NT was available on a Power PC system until it was
recently pulled by both Microsoft and IBM.

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From: "Randy Park" <rjpark.nospaamm@wolfenet.com.nospaamm>
Subject: Re: What is the difference between a Dec Alpha and a Mac Power PC chip?
Date: 1997/06/09
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