[Info-vax] AlphaServer DS10 470 MHz?

[Marc Schlensog]

On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:37:17 +0000 (UTC)
moroney at world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) wrote:

> MG <marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> writes:
> 
> >An unusual occurrence, for me at least, as I was presented with the
> >following, below:
> 
> [470 MHz vs. 463 MHz]
> 
> Digital exaggerated the speed ratings of some of its Alpha products
> slightly for some (marketing, I assume) reason.

You mean like the DS10/600 which actually ran at 617MHz (and which is
the only Alpha system I can think of where the numbers don't match)?

The 466MHz variant is usually quite accurate with the speed ratings.
470MHz is a bit off as a system label and 463MHz as an actual CPU
frequency.

Marc