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- dave@melmac.umd.edu (Dave) wrote:
- >
- > Steve,
- >
- > ZIF stands for Zero Insertion Force and has nothing to do with
- > upgradability of the motherboard. The current Alpha chip in most
- > of these workstations is the 21064 which is a 64bit chip. The next
- > generation of the Alpha AXP will be the 21164 which among other
- > enhancements will be a 128bit chip and therefore will not be directly
- > replaceable with its predecesor. Keep in mind that no matter what
- > 'chip' is currently the fastest there is always something six to eight
- > months away which will be faster.
- >
- > Dave Paige
- > dave@melmac.umd.edu
- >
-
- Thanks, Dave. The reason I asked is because I recently received some sales
- info from a Alpha Workstation maker. They described their 166MHZ CPU as being
- upgradable, and mentioned the use of a ZIF socket.
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- I'm guessing that the 21064 is the 270MHZ chip and that the 21164 is the
- forthcoming 330MHZ chip? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
-
- BTW, if anyone's interested, the company was called Bushey Virtual Construction,
- and I believe they'll be showing their wares at NAB. They offer a very
- inexpensive Alpha tower, but I didn't get a great sense of the particulars.
- I plan on checking out their booth in Vegas.
-
- Thanks again.
-
- Steve
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- Image Dynamics, Inc.
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- idynamic@mcs.com
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