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To: Paul Engel who wrote (56257)	4/26/1999 12:11:00 AM
From: Rob Young	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570341

Rob - Re: " Maybe because Win64 is shipping on Alpha 1Q 2000?" Q1 2000 ? For an Alpha WIN 64 ? Sounds like a future product to me. When did Microsoft start working on this - last month ? Paul, Maybe you were out of town.. infoworld.com "Slated for release early in 2000 for the 64-bit Alpha platform, the 64-bit Windows 2000 operating system will trump the Intel version in the data center by adding features such as scalability and fault-tolerance - capabilities" Not only arriving sooner but with features exclusive to Alpha. Sorta like , you scratch my back, etc. Since Intel does motherboards and cpus , etc. for major OEMs to slap together maybe they can just start slapping together entire systems so we can go to WalMart and order fault-tolerant Intel boxes and bypass Dell and GateWay. If they did that, maybe Bill would be happy to hook up with them too. Yeah, maybe if Intel were to help Microsoft to get NT feeling better also they too could play. Hummm, come to think of it, Intel doesn't really specialize in crafting OSes. Maybe the NT fix-up is best left to Compaq using Digital and Tandem technology. > Let us know when the ALPHA WIN64 actually ships, please ! Oh I'm sure you will know when it ships. Around Q1 2000. Remember that this is a very important place that both Microsoft and Compaq with Alpha want to be. You can bet they are pouring considerable resources into it. Rob