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The Alpha 21264 CPU: NT's Greatest RISC (1998)
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Digital Equipment's Alpha 21264, a 64-bit RISC processor running Windows NT, reaches 700MHz and executes six instructions per clock cycle. It outperforms Intel x86 in floating-point tasks. Compaq's acquisition of Digital and Intel's upcoming IA-64 Merced chip shape its uncertain future.
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