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Alpha 21164
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Alpha 21064
The Alpha 21064 is a microprocessor developed and fabricated by Digital Equipment Corporation that implemented the Alpha (introduced as the Alpha AXP) instruction set architecture (ISA). It was introduced as the DECchip 21064 before it was renamed in 1994. The 21064 is also known by its code name, EV4. It was announced in February 1992 with volume availability in September 1992. The 21064 was the first commercial implementation of the Alpha ISA, and the first microprocessor from Digital to be available commercially.
Alpha 21264
The Alpha 21264 is a Digital Equipment Corporation RISC microprocessor launched on 19 October 1998. The 21264 implemented the Alpha instruction set architecture (ISA). The Alpha 21264 is a four-issue superscalar microprocessor with out-of-order execution and speculative execution. It has a peak execution rate of six instructions per cycle and could sustain four instructions per cycle. It has a seven-stage instruction pipeline. At any given stage, the microprocessor could have up to 80 instructions in various stages of execution, surpassing any other contemporary microprocessor.
AlphaStation
AlphaStation is the name given to a series of computer workstations, produced from 1994 onwards by Digital Equipment Corporation, and later by Compaq and HP. As the name suggests, the AlphaStations were based on the DEC Alpha 64-bit microprocessor. Supported operating systems for AlphaStations comprise Tru64 UNIX (formerly Digital UNIX), OpenVMS and Windows NT (with AlphaBIOS ARC firmware). Most of these workstations can also run various versions of Linux and BSD operating systems.
AlphaServer
AlphaServer is a series of server computers, produced from 1994 onwards by Digital Equipment Corporation, and later by Compaq and HP. AlphaServers were based on the DEC Alpha 64-bit microprocessor. Supported operating systems for AlphaServers are Tru64 UNIX (formerly Digital UNIX), OpenVMS, MEDITECH MAGIC and Windows NT (on earlier systems, with AlphaBIOS ARC firmware), while enthusiasts have provided alternative operating systems such as Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD and FreeBSD.
Contrôleur mémoire
The memory controller is a digital circuit that manages the flow of data going to and from the computer's main memory. A memory controller can be a separate chip or integrated into another chip, such as being placed on the same die or as an integral part of a microprocessor; in the latter case, it is usually called an integrated memory controller (IMC). A memory controller is sometimes also called a memory chip controller (MCC) or a memory controller unit (MCU).
DEC Alpha
thumbnail|200px|right|Un DEC Alpha . Le DEC Alpha, aussi appelé Alpha AXP, est un microprocesseur superscalaire RISC initialement développé et fabriqué par Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC), qui le commercialisa dans ses stations de travail et ses serveurs. La conception de ce processeur s’est très largement inspirée du processeur , ce dernier ayant connu de nombreux retards et ne sera finalement jamais commercialisé. Selon son fabricant Il sera notamment utilisé dans plusieurs superordinateurs Cray entre .
Windows NT
Windows NT (« New technology » ou « nouvelle technologie ») désigne la série de systèmes d'exploitation multitâche préemptif, multi-utilisateur, multiprocesseur, créés par Microsoft et ne reposant pas sur le système historique MS-DOS de Microsoft, contrairement à Windows 1.0, 2, 3.x, 95, 98 et Me. Il a permis à Microsoft et son partenaire Intel d'entrer sur le marché des serveurs, une nouvelle stratégie qui a contribué à la très forte hausse des sociétés de technologie de la seconde partie des années 1990.
OpenVMS
OpenVMS (Open Virtual Memory System) anciennement VAX-11/VMS, VAX/VMS ou (officieusement) VMS est un système d'exploitation propriétaire créé par DEC en 1977 pour ses ordinateurs VAX. Le système a depuis été porté sur les processeurs DEC Alpha, et enfin Itanium. Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) détenait les droits sur OpenVMS jusqu'au , dont les dernières versions sont nommées OpenVMS, en raison de la présence d'une couche de compatibilité POSIX. C'est maintenant la société VMS Software, Inc.
Processeur 64 bits
thumb|Un processeur AMD. Un processeur est un processeur dont la largeur des registres est de sur les nombres entiers. Les processeurs ne peuvent normalement pas adresser plus de () de mémoire centrale, tandis que les processeurs peuvent en adresser (). C'est pourquoi dès qu'il y a plus de de RAM sur une machine, la mémoire au-delà de ce seuil ne sera directement adressable qu'en mode . Diverses techniques contournent cette limitation sans franchir le pas du mode .
Transistor count
The transistor count is the number of transistors in an electronic device (typically on a single substrate or "chip"). It is the most common measure of integrated circuit complexity (although the majority of transistors in modern microprocessors are contained in the cache memories, which consist mostly of the same memory cell circuits replicated many times). The rate at which MOS transistor counts have increased generally follows Moore's law, which observed that the transistor count doubles approximately every two years.