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To: Elmer who wrote (47832)1/29/1999 3:34:00 PM
From: Scumbria  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1583400
 
Elmer,

When you add cost of the total system into the equation you can see why the Xeon is taking the world by storm.

It is true that Xeon systems sell for much less than Alpha systems.

If Compaq can get a low cost high volume supply of Alphas, is the pricing situation likely to stay that way?

Scumbria



To: Elmer who wrote (47832)1/29/1999 3:42:00 PM
From: Jean M. Gauthier  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1583400
 
Alphas are not a choice, X86 is !

Why ?

called Binary compatibility....

It'll run NT no problem, but moving data around is a pain, as the
DAT drive will not READ an alpha-generated tape..

So alpha is no big deal, apart from VAX/DEC vertical accounts..

Take care
Jean