Brief Introduction to Alpha Systems and Processors Brief Introduction to Alpha Systems and Processors Neal Crook, Digital Equipment (Editor: David Mosberger)V0.11, 6 June 1997This document is a brief overview of existing Alpha CPUs, chipsets and systems. It has something of a hardware bias, reflecting my own area of expertese. Although I am an employee of Digital Equipment Corporation, this is not an official statement by Digital and any opinions expressed are mine and not Digital's.1. What is Alpha2. What is Digital Semiconductor3. Alpha CPUs4. 21064 performance vs 21066 performance5. A Few Notes On Clocking6. The chip-sets7. The Systems8. Bytes and all that stuff9. PALcode and all that stuff10. Porting11. More Information12. References -