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After Compaq decided they wouldn't support Windows on Alpha, Microsoft continued using the hardware for developing 64-bit Windows (the previous Alpha releases w
by ndiddy 2y ago
After Compaq decided they wouldn't support Windows on Alpha, Microsoft continued using the hardware for developing 64-bit Windows (the previous Alpha releases were all 32-bit) until Itanium hardware became available. Here's a blogpost where someone goes over an Alpha 64-bit version of Windows 2000: https://virtuallyfun.com/2023/05/15/windows-2000-64-bit-for-alpha-axp/ https://virtuallyfun.com/2023/05/15/windows-2000-64-bit-for-...
- my123 2y ago2210 isn't a Windows 2000 build even, but a Windows XP prerelease
- roytam87 2y agoyeah, but 64bit versions are called "Windows 2000" in the moment. see https://msfn.org/board/topic/183599-windows-2000-x64/ https://msfn.org/board/topic/183599-windows-2000-x64/ for screenshots.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago> After Compaq decided they wouldn't support Windows on Alpha, Microsoft continued using the hardware for developing 64-bit Windows I seem to recall hearing that Linux also developed its 64-bit support on Alpha.
- twoodfin 2y agoA (dual?) Alpha workstation was Linus’ daily driver for a while, IIRC.