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{{Short description|Computer workstations}}

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{{Infobox Computer

|name = AlphaStation

|aka =

|logo =

|developer = DEC (1994-1998){{br}}Compaq (1998-2002){{br}}HP (2002-2007)

|type = Workstation

|first_release_date = {{Start date|1994}}

|discontinued = {{End date|2007}}

|photo = 270px

|caption = Rack-mounted AlphaStation

|predecessor =

|successor =

|processor = DEC Alpha

|related =

}}

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.

Other Alpha workstations produced by DEC include the DEC 2000 AXP (DECpc AXP 150), the DEC 3000 AXP, the Digital Personal Workstation a-series and au-series (codename Miata), the Multia VX40/41/42 and the Alpha XL/Alpha XLT line (a member of the Alcor family, which had swappable daughterboard with Pentium processor, to transform to a DEC Celebris XL line).

Models

From the XP900 onwards, all AlphaStation models were simply workstation configurations of the corresponding AlphaServer model.

File:Digital AlphaStation 200 (1).jpg

File:DEC AlphaStation 600A (cropped).jpg

= Avanti family =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="70" | Model

! width="80" | Code name

! width="60" | # of
CPUs

! width="60" | CPU

! width="30" | CPU
MHz

! width="60" | B-cache

! width="50" | Chipset

! width="100" | Memory

! width="100" | Expansion

! width="50" | Enclosure

! width="80" | Introduced

! width="80" | Discontinued

200 4/100

| rowspan="2" | Mustang

| rowspan="3" | 1

| rowspan="2" | 21064
(EV4)

| 100

| rowspan="3" | 512 KB

| rowspan="3" | 21071

| rowspan="3" | 8 to 384 MB

| rowspan="3" | 1 PCI
1 or 2 PCI/ISA
1 ISA

| rowspan="3" | Desktop

| 1995-02-23

| ?

200 4/166

| 166

| rowspan="2" | 1994-11-03[http://www.allbusiness.com/electronics/computer-equipment-personal-computers/7074575-1.html "Digital's Alpha Salvo Scores Direct Hit; Eight-System Lineup Blankets Competition.". Business Wire, 3 November 1994.]

| ?

200 4/233

| Mustang+

| 21064A (EV45)

| 233

| ?

205 4/xxx

| LX3

| 1

| 21064A
(EV45)

| 133 to 333

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| Desktop

| ?

| ?

250 4/266

| M3

| 1

| 21064A
(EV45)

| 266

| 2 MB

| 21072

| 32 to 512 MB

| 1 PCI
1 PCI/ISA
1 ISA

| Desktop

| 1995-04-03

| ?

255/233

| rowspan="2" | LX3+

| rowspan="2" | 1

| rowspan="2" | 21064A
(EV45)

| 233

| rowspan="2" | 1 MB

| rowspan="2" | 21072

| rowspan="2" | 32 to 512 MB

| rowspan="2" | 2 PCI
1 PCI/ISA
1 ISA

| rowspan="2" | Desktop

| rowspan="2" | 1996-03-06

| ?

255/300

| 300

| ?

400 4/166

| Chinet

| rowspan="4" | 1

| 21064
(EV4)

| 166

| rowspan="4" | 512 KB

| rowspan="4" | 21071

| rowspan="4" | 8 to 384 MB

| rowspan="4" | 2 PCI
1 PCI/ISA
3 ISA

| rowspan="4" | Tower

| 1995-02-23

| ?

400 4/233

| rowspan="3" | Avanti

| rowspan="3" | 21064A
(EV45)

| 233

| 1994-11-03

| ?

400 4/266

| 266

| ?

| ?

400 4/300

| 300

| ?

| ?

= Alcor Family =

class="wikitable" text-align: center;"
width="70" | Model

! width="80" | Code name

! width="60" | # of
CPUs

! width="60" | CPU

! width="30" | CPU
MHz

! width="60" | B-cache

! width="50" | Chipset

! width="100" | Memory

! width="100" | Expansion

! width="50" | Enclosure

! width="80" | Introduced

! width="80" | Discontinued

500/266

| rowspan="2" | Maverick

| rowspan="4" | 1

| rowspan="2" | 21164
(EV5)

| 266

| rowspan="3" | 2 MB

| rowspan="2" | 21171

| rowspan="2" | 32 to 512 MB

| rowspan="4" | 1 33 MHz PCI-X
3 PCI

| rowspan="4" | Desktop

| rowspan="3" | 1996-03-06

| ?

500/333

| 333

| ?

500/400

| rowspan="2" | Bret

| rowspan="2" | 21164A
(EV56)

| 400

| rowspan="2" | 21172

| rowspan="2" | 32 MB to 1 GB

| ?

500/500

| 500

| 8 MB

| 1996-08-06[http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/software-services-applications-computer/7257874-1.html "Digital recaptures desktop workstation performance lead; New AlphaStation 500/500 outdistances HP, Sun, and SGI.". Business Wire, Tuesday, 6 August 1996]

| ?

600 5/266

| rowspan="3" | Alcor

| rowspan="3" | 1

| rowspan="3" | 21164
(EV5)

| 266

| rowspan="2" | 2 or 4 MB

| rowspan="3" | 21171

| rowspan="3" | 32 MB to 1 GB

| rowspan="3" | 3 33 MHz PCI-X
1 PCI
1 PCI/EISA
3 EISA

| rowspan="3" | Pedestal

| rowspan="2" | 1995-08-02

| ?

600 5/300

| 300

| ?

600 5/333

| 333

| 4 MB

| ?

| ?

= Noritake and Rawhide Family =

class="wikitable" text-align: center;"
width="70" | Model

! width="80" | Code name

! width="60" | # of
CPUs

! width="60" | CPU

! width="30" | CPU
MHz

! width="60" | B-cache

! width="50" | Chipset

! width="100" | Memory

! width="100" | Expansion

! width="50" | Enclosure

! width="80" | Introduced

! width="80" | Discontinued

colspan="12" | Noritake Family
600A 5/500

| Alcor-Primo

| 1

| 21164A
(EV56)

| 500

| 8 MB

| ?

| 32 MB to 1 GB

| 7 PCI
2 EISA

| Pedestal

| ?

| ?

colspan="12" | Rawhide Family
rowspan="2" | 1200{{ref|1|1}}

| rowspan="2" | DaVinci

| rowspan="2" | Up to 2

| rowspan="2" | 21164A
(EV56)

| 400

| rowspan="2" | 4 MB

| ?

| rowspan="2" | 512 MB to 4 GB

| rowspan="2" | 5 PCI
1 PCI/ISA

| rowspan="2" | Pedestal

| ?

| ?

533

| ?

| ?

| ?

= Tsunami Family =

class="wikitable" text-align: center;"
width="70" | Model

! width="80" | Code name

! width="60" | # of
CPUs

! width="60" | CPU

! width="30" | CPU
MHz

! width="60" | B-cache

! width="50" | Chipset

! width="100" | Memory

! width="100" | Expansion

! width="50" | Enclosure

! width="80" | Introduced

! width="80" | Discontinued

rowspan="2" | DS10
VS10
TS10
XP900

| rowspan="2" | WebBrick

| rowspan="2" | 1

| 21264
(EV6)

| 466

| rowspan="2" | 2 MB

| rowspan="2" | 21272

| rowspan="2" | 256 MB to 2 GB
100 MHz SDRAM

| rowspan="2" | 3 PCI-X
1 PCI

| rowspan="2" | Desktop

| ?

| ?

21264A
(EV67)

| 600

| ?

| ?

rowspan="2" | DS20E

| rowspan="2" | Goldrack

| rowspan="2" | 1, 2

| 21264A
(EV67)

| 667

| rowspan="2" | 8 MB
(DDR)

| rowspan="2" | 21272

| rowspan="2" | 512 MB to 4 GB

| rowspan="2" | 5 PCI-X
1 PCI-X/ISA

| rowspan="2" | Tower

| ?

| ?

21264B
(EV68AL)

| 833

| ?

| ?

rowspan="2" | ES40

| rowspan="2" | Clipper

| rowspan="2" | 1, 2, 3, 4

| 21264A
(EV67)

| 667

| rowspan="2" | 8 MB
(DDR)

| rowspan="2" | 21272

| rowspan="2" | 512 MB to 32 GB
100 MHz SDRAM

| rowspan="2" | 6 or 10 PCI-X

| rowspan="2" | Pedestal

| ?

| ?

21264B
(EV68AL)

| 833

| ?

| ?

rowspan="2" | XP1000

| Monet

| rowspan="2" | 1

| 21264
(EV6)

| 500

| rowspan="2" | 4 MB

| rowspan="2" | 21272

| rowspan="2" | 256 MB to 2 GB

| rowspan="2" | 2 PCI-X
2 PCI
1 PCI/ISA

| rowspan="2" | Tower

| 1999-02-01Compaq Computer Corporation. [https://web.archive.org/web/20010619002200/http://www.compaq.com/newsroom/pr/1999/0%2C1494%2Cwp~85_2%21ob~135_1_1%2C00.html Compaq Delivers World's Fastest Workstation: The AlphaPowered Professional Workstation XP1000]. Press Release.

| ?

Brisbane

| 21264A
(EV67)

| 667

| ?

| ?

= Titan and Marvel Family =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="70" | Model

! width="80" | Code name

! width="60" | # of
CPUs

! width="60" | CPU

! width="30" | CPU
MHz

! width="60" | B-cache

! width="50" | Chipset

! width="100" | Memory

! width="100" | Expansion

! width="50" | Enclosure

! width="80" | Introduced

! width="80" | Discontinued

colspan="12" | Titan Family
DS15A

| HyperBrick II

| 1

| 21264C
(EV68CB)

| 1000

| 2 MB

| ?

| 512 MB to 4 GB
133 MHz SDRAM

| 4 33 MHz PCI-X
2 66 MHz PCI-X

| Desktop

| ?

| ?

DS25

| Granite

| 1, 2

| 21264C
(EV68CB)

| 1000

| 8 MB
(DDR)

| ?

| 512 MB to 16 GB

| 4 66 MHz PCI-X
2 33 MHz PCI-X

| Tower

| ?

| ?

colspan="12" | Marvel Family
ES47

| Marvel 2P

| 2{{ref|2|2}}

| 21364
(EV7)

| 1000

| 1.75 MB

| On-die

| 512 MB to 16 GB
RDRAM

| 1 2× AGP
1 133 MHz PCI-X
4 66 MHz PCI-X

| Tower

| ?

| ?

{{note|1|1}} A variant of the AlphaStation 1200 was also sold as the Digital Ultimate Workstation 533au².

{{note|2|2}} Some systems had one of the microprocessors deactivated, which may be reactivated with a license upgrade.

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060701073452/http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/workstations.html HP AlphaStation range]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20010220105820/http://www.support.compaq.com/alpha-tools/info/system-codes.html Compaq Alpha System and Model Code Names (at archive.org)]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060526144127/http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.1R/hardware-alpha.html FreeBSD/alpha 6.1 Hardware Notes]
  • [http://www.netbsd.org/ports/alpha/ About NetBSD/alpha]
  • [http://www.openbsd.org/alpha.html The OpenBSD/alpha port]
  • [http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/sys_types Debian Alpha system types]

See also

{{Compaq}}

{{DEC hardware}}

Category:64-bit computers

Category:DEC workstations

Category:Advanced RISC Computing

Category:Computer-related introductions in 1994

Category:Compaq Alpha-based computers