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> I remember the first 64 bit cpu being a surprise. MIPS III?[1] DEC Alpha?[2] They were both developed as a response to the 1989 release of Intel's failed i86
by Maursault 3y ago
> I remember the first 64 bit cpu being a surprise.
MIPS III?[1] DEC Alpha?[2] They were both developed as a response to the 1989 release of Intel's failed i860[3], so I'm not sure who else was surprised. DEC Alpha was legendary, briefly survived the sale of DEC to Compaq in 1998, but was killed finally in 2001 when Compaq sold Alpha technology to Intel.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R4000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R4000
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEC_Alpha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEC_Alpha
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_i860 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_i860