> Alpha was the first 64-bit platform NT ran on Interestingly enough, NT used the Alpha as a 32 bit processor[0]. Although NT on Alpha was used to port Windows

> Alpha was the first 64-bit platform NT ran on Interestingly enough, NT used the Alpha as a 32 bit processor[0]. Although NT on Alpha was used to port Windows to 64 bits in lieu of using the (very slow) Itanium simulator[1]. Actually, this was discussed on HN earlier[2], and I believe you wrote an article for The Register[3] about it :) [0] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20170823-00/?p=96875 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20170823-00/?p=96... [1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/technet-magazine/cc718978(v=msdn.10) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/technet-... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35949245 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35949245 [3] https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/19/first_64bit_windows/ https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/19/first_64bit_windows/