> > On Tue, 2004-01-13 at 20:13, Kevin R. Lee wrote: > > Sorry, one more question, what does DEC Alpha stand for? > Digital Electric Corporation. (or did before Compaq bought them, before > being bought themselves, by HP)
Actually, I think it was Digital Equipment Corporation. DEC was a major vendor for what was then called "Mini" computers - refrigerator sized machines intended for use in labs and engineering workshops. Alpha was one of their brand model lines of work stations. ////jerry > > Micheas > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > -- > Micheas Herman email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Free Print Shop web: http://www.FreePrintShop.org > phone: (415)648-3222 fax: (415)648-4466 > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
