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To: jim kelley who wrote (47665)	6/15/1998 5:00:00 PM
From: rudedog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Jim - There are 3 distinct Alpha architectures 1) Single-processor workstation architecture leveraging as many industry-standard parts as possible 2) Multi-processor architecture designed for midrange (4P) machines which features an advanced memory architecture but uses PCI I/O 3) Large system architecture with advanced memory and I/O subsystems CPQ believes there should be only 2 - a volume series (like 1 above) but doing a better job of leveraging the industry standard parts, and a no-holds-barred version, which is the next generation of 3 above. CPQ also has some advanced technology which should play into both the Alpha and Merced roadmaps. I don't know for sure if CPQ can get the Alpha products in shape to capture significant market ahead of Merced, but I would bet that they will do as much development as possible in a merced-compatible direction. They can then position Alpha as either the high-end 64 bit architecture or as the on-ramp to Merced, depending on how events unfold.