From: CRDGW2::CRDGW2::MRGATE::"SMTP::CRVAX.SRI.COM::RELAY-INFO-VAX" 14-MAR-1992 18:03:08.79 To: ARISIA::EVERHART CC: Subj: pointers to new Alpha info From: RELAY-INFO-VAX@CRVAX.SRI.COM@SMTP@CRDGW2 To: Everhart@Arisia@MRGATE Received: by crdgw1.ge.com (5.57/GE 1.123) id AA10241; Sat, 14 Mar 92 17:45:55 -0500 Received: From ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU ([128.32.133.1]) by CRVAX.SRI.COM with TCP; Sat, 14 MAR 92 14:38:09 PST Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.63/1.43) id AA00717; Sat, 14 Mar 92 14:10:59 -0800 Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-vax@kl.sri.com (info-vax@kl.sri.com) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 12 Mar 92 23:56:53 GMT From: pa.dec.com!glg.pa.dec.com!grant@decwrl.dec.com (Gail L. Grant) Organization: poor. organization has never been one of my finer points. Subject: pointers to new Alpha info Message-Id: <1992Mar12.235653.4757@PA.dec.com> Sender: info-vax-request@kl.sri.com To: info-vax@kl.sri.com this is the README file from /pub/DEC/Alpha, to be found on gatekeeper.dec.com, crl.dec.com and soon to be found on decuac.dec.com. these files can be either copied via anonymous ftp or, if you don't have ftp access to any of these machines, via ftpmail@pa.dec.com. for instructions on the use of ftpmail, send mail to ftpmail@pa.dec.com with help as the body of the message. as more documents are made available, they will be placed in this directory and you will be notified in this newsgroup. g. This directory contains documents and presentations about Digital's new processor architecture, known as Alpha. More documents will be made available here over time. New 3/11/92: compcon.ps, compcon.ps.Z - Witek and Sites' Compcon Presentation New 3/11/92: compressed versions of the postscript documents. The files here are: compcon.ps - Witek and Sites' Compcon presentation. (NOTE: do not use the UWS 4.0 dxpsview with this document. it catches a severe bug that is fixed in the 4.2 version. also ignore the PostScript comment warning.) compcon.ps.Z - compressed version of compcon.ps. infosheet.ps - a brief overview of the architecture and the first chip implementation, the 21064 (PostScript). infosheet.ps.Z - compressed version of infosheet.ps. infosheet.txt - ASCII text version of infosheet.ps. press_backgrounder.txt - Background information for the press, 25 February 1992 press_factsheet.txt - Additional fact sheet for the press, 25 February 1992 press_release.txt - Digital's press release of 25 February 1992 about the processor and the first chip implementation. product_brief.ps - Preliminary product brief on the 21064, in PostScript form. Contains the most technical information of the currently available documents in this directory. product_brief.ps.Z - compressed version of product_brief.ps. technical-summary.txt - A brief summary of the Alpha architecture by the architects. Posted to comp.arch et al. on 25 February 1992. To learn more about pricing and availability of the 21064 microprocessor in its 150 MHz or faster clock rate versions, contact your local Digital sales representative. Or, in the United States, call 1-800-DEC-2717; 1-800-DEC-2515 (TTY). To order the Alpha Architectural Handbook, call 1-800-332-2717 or 508-568-6868. Last updated 11 March 1992 -- ============================================================================ Gail L. Grant - "Live free or WISH you had" - (415)688-1333 grant@pa.dec.com WORK phone # Opinions expressed are my own, OBVIOUSLY not those of my employer.