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In <00965E8C.5E07CBC0@vms.csd.mu.edu> 2760carpente@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:

> This question has been bugging me for a while and so I finally decided to post
> it.  The new chip from DEC (Alhpa) is going to run Windows NT along with VMS
> and UNIX.  If a 'Alpha' PC is running Windows NT, will this PC be faster than a
> 'Pentium' PC running Windows.  I mean, are these CPU's comparable...?  I am
> assuming that the Alpha PC will be better and faster... Any comments..
> Benchmarks..  
> Have a great new year everyone..
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Looking at pg. 59, Digital News & Review from November 23, 1992:

	"Our Alpha systems are going to match the price point of the Pentium
	systems on a head-to-head basis," promises Bill Storey, DEC's program
	Manager for Windows NT. 

			...

	"In order to take full advantage of the superscalar elements of the 
	Intel chip, developers will have to recompile their existing Windows
	applications, contends Jesse Lipcon, DEC's entry-level systems group
	vice-president.  "At that point, we'll say they should port to 
	Alpha AXP because we'll offer two to three times the performance,"
	he [Lipcon] says.

2x performance at the same price point.  If the emulation is decent, Alpha
PC's might make a small dent in the x86 market share.  If you are a developer,
why not Alpha?  (Assuming your favorite tools can port, etc....).  Minimal
flamage please, thanks.

				Rob


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