HP annonserer Alpha-prosessorens død

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HP annonserer Alpha-prosessorens død

Hewlett Packard meldte denne uken at Alpha-prosessoren snart kommer til å dø ut og erstattes av andre arkitekturer. Dette markeres med å lansere et råskinn som takler 64 prosessorer. Intel Itanium er utnevnt av HP som arvtaker.

 

Les artikkelen her

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X-bit labs har en utmerket artikkel om Alpha her:

 

The History of Alpha Processors: Facts and Comments

This work starts a series of articles, dedicated to Alpha processors and the architecture, as well as to other related questions. We will look back at the times when Alpha processors were considered real kings from the performance prospective, and their future was expected to be truly bright. We will try to explain what happened, and why one of the most interesting and promising computer architectures has been thrown into oblivion.

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Many people say that Alpha architecture died a natural death. I hope that this article will show you clearly that it is not true, and Alpha architecture was simply buried alive.

Anbefales på det sterkeste!

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X-bit labs har en utmerket artikkel om Alpha her:

 

The History of Alpha Processors: Facts and Comments

 

Anbefales på det sterkeste! 

snorreh: Du burde tatt med siste del av konklusjonen også. Men artikkelen var interessant, også for en ikke tekniker.

Because it was better this way.

There were many cases in history, when a poorly crafted product prevailed over a better one. Maybe, the first product cost much less than the second. Also possible, the second product was promoted not so actively in the market. Or license fees were incomparable. Everything could be possible. Some would admit that the fear of losing the job stimulates marketing people to act very aggressively sometimes even if the product they push into the market is not so bright. One thing is truly evident: the technical specifications of the product are often not the top priority aspect on the way to the market success.

 

Life goes on...

Særlig siste setningen er en fantastisk erkjennelse.

 

Dette minner meg om Beta kontra VHS, og en lang rekke andre eksempler der fremragende teknologi aldri lykkes. Enten fordi skaperene ikke klarer å riktig nå markedene, teknologien er litt for dyr, kommer til litt feil tidspunkt (for tildig) osv.

 

Et PS! Private kilder, tidligere meget høyt oppe i Digitalsystemet, forundres ikke.DS