[Info-vax] Upgrade to ES47 ES80 or GS1280 now !

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Keith Parris wrote:
> David Turner, Island Computers wrote:
>> We have a very special deal with HP on upgrading from your old box to 
>> the newer ES47 ES80 or GS1280
> ...
>> Comparable speeds to Itanium
> 
> These EV7-based systems are very nice and certainly the fastest Alpha 
> systems ever made, but at this point in time, based on what I see at 
> customer sites, they are no longer comparable in speed to current 
> Itanium boxes for most customers' applications.
> 
> We've gone through the Merced, McKinley, Madison, Montecito and Montvale 
> generations of Itanium (with Tukwila imminent and Poulson and Kittson on 
> the way), and EV7 performance was comparable as of around the 
> McKinley/Madison timeframe.

But if you are upgrading your ES40's . . . .