Alpha

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:architecture
gptkb:character
gptkbp:architectural_feature load/store architecture
gptkbp:architecture RISC
64-bit
gptkbp:compatibility gptkb:Open_VMS
not backward compatible with VAX
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
gptkbp:discontinued gptkb:2007
2000s
gptkbp:educational_use high-performance computing education
gptkbp:emulation Alpha on Itanium
Alpha emulators available
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:2007
gptkb:2008
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1992
gptkbp:genre R& B
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alpha
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:MIPS
gptkb:MIPS_architecture
gptkbp:instruction_set gptkb:Alpha_ISA
reduced instruction set
simpler instruction set
gptkbp:introduced_in gptkb:1992
gptkbp:is_played_by gptkb:Samantha_Morton
gptkbp:label gptkb:Charlotte_Day_Wilson
gptkbp:leadership Whisperers
gptkbp:legacy Alpha emulation
limited legacy software support
phased out in most industries
gptkbp:market_segment high-performance computing
high-end servers
gptkbp:memory_type 64-bit
gptkbp:network gptkb:TCP/_IP
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Alpha_21164
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:Alpha_21064
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Compaq
gptkbp:operating_system gptkb:Open_VMS
gptkbp:performance high performance
higher than VAX
gptkbp:programming_language gptkb:C
gptkbp:registration 32 general-purpose registers
gptkbp:release_date 2021-07-09
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1992
gptkbp:storage gptkb:SCSI
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Itanium
gptkb:Alpha_21264
Open VMS on Itanium
gptkbp:used_in high-performance computing
workstations
gptkbp:virtualization_support advanced
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3