Re: ALPHA ambiguity

Roman Gollent (roman@portal.stwing.upenn.edu)
Mon, 29 Apr 1996 22:32:14 -0400 (EDT)


Mike Shaver wrote:
>
> Why not have
> Alpha = experimental
> and
> AXP = screaming CPU
> ?
>
> (Perhaps `Alpha quality' and `Digital AXP' to be even clearer?)

Last time I checked, AXP referred to a specific set of machines based
on the Alpha, not the processor itself. Might be wise to ask someone
at Digital about this.

Roman