Alpha Lives! But Who Will Market It? 269
chriton writes "The Inquirer is running articles about HP's and new "Marvel" server which will arrive Tuesday, Jan 14th and the expectation that HP will try to keep it's performance quiet. Not because it's bad like Itanic I, but because it's too good! It's built on Alpha EV78 processors connected by a switched fabric and promises blazing performance. "Marvel has, apparently some rollickingly good benchmarks that HP wants to underplay, just in case people start comparing the performance of the Alpha Marvel architecture with the Itanium 2 it also sells, and perhaps more importantly, the SuperDome machines." Alpha offers the kind of choice and competition the processor market will sorely miss when it goes. The FTC was sleeping when they allowed HP to acquire it."
Marvel should use what they own (Score:4, Funny)
Marvel? Switched Fabric? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Sad but true (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What's the point? (Score:3, Funny)
Othwise known as DIM
Re:Marvel should use what they own (Score:4, Funny)
Scary.
Alpha... But Who Will Market It?--I have an idea (Score:5, Funny)
My school had this great server we used to play games on, but then the company that made it got bought out by this bitch named Carleton and then they stopped promoting it and it was a... (wait for it)
bummer.
Re:Marvel should use what they own (Score:2, Funny)
Hmmm, so that explains why the Alphas were superior in the past...