[Info-vax] Out with Hurd, in with OpenVMS

[Michael Kraemer]

DaveG schrieb:

> From:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEC_Alpha
> 
> "At the time of its announcement, Alpha was heralded as an
> architecture for the next 25 years."
> 
> I recall this statement was made more than once at the DECUS symposia
> back in 1992.  I think 1992.

That's what DEC marketing claimed.
Contrary to common belief, DEC *had* marketing back then.

> Also recall some (the guys with the slower chips at the time) were
> complaining the Alpha chip ran too hot.  So rather than take the heat,
> DEC had an Alpha system they cut a hole in so one could touch the cool
> future on the exhibit floor.  I touched - it wasn't hot.

Which of the early Alpha systems had their CPU
oriented towards the outside?
Whatever you touched, most probably it wasn't the Alpha CPU.