EV6 CPUs could ostensibly use the same chipsets etc. as Athlon (in fact, some Alpha motherboards used Athlon chipsets). That was part of the strategy to increas

EV6 CPUs could ostensibly use the same chipsets etc. as Athlon (in fact, some Alpha motherboards used Athlon chipsets). That was part of the strategy to increase volume. Then came Compaq and its love for intel.