[Info-vax] Alpha technology lives on in the Top 500 supercomputers?

[Paul Sture]

On 2016-06-06, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 6/5/2016 2:36 AM, Paul Sture wrote:
>> I always maintained that the Alphacide was primarily a business decision.
>
> I think assuming that businesses make business decisions is a very safe
> assumption.
>
>:-)
>

To clarify, at the time, technical shortcomings with the Alpha were given
as the reason for its discontinuation.  s/business/policy/ above.

Oh well. It's history now.

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