AlphaStation
 Rack-mounted AlphaStation | |
| Developer | DEC (1994-1998) Compaq (1998-2002) HP (2002-2007) |
|---|---|
| Type | Workstation |
| Release date | 1994 |
| Discontinued | 2007 |
| CPU | DEC Alpha |
AlphaStation is the name given to a series of
BSD
operating systems.
Other Alpha workstations produced by DEC include the
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.
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Avanti family
| Model | Code name | # of CPUs |
CPU | CPU MHz |
B-cache | Chipset | Memory | Expansion | Enclosure | Introduced | Discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 4/100 | Mustang | 1 | 21064 (EV4) |
100 | 512 KB | 21071 | 8 to 384 MB | 1 PCI 1 or 2 PCI/ISA 1 ISA |
Desktop | 1995-02-23 | ? |
| 200 4/166 | 166 | 1994-11-03[1] | ? | ||||||||
| 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 | LX3+ | 1 | 21064A (EV45) |
233 | 1 MB | 21072 | 32 to 512 MB | 2 PCI 1 PCI/ISA 1 ISA |
Desktop | 1996-03-06 | ? |
| 255/300 | 300 | ? | |||||||||
| 400 4/166 | Chinet | 1 | 21064 (EV4) |
166 | 512 KB | 21071 | 8 to 384 MB | 2 PCI 1 PCI/ISA 3 ISA |
Tower | 1995-02-23 | ? |
| 400 4/233 | Avanti | 21064A (EV45) |
233 | 1994-11-03[1] | ? | ||||||
| 400 4/266 | 266 | ? | ? | ||||||||
| 400 4/300 | 300 | ? | ? |
Alcor Family
| Model | Code name | # of CPUs |
CPU | CPU MHz |
B-cache | Chipset | Memory | Expansion | Enclosure | Introduced | Discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500/266 | Maverick | 1 | 21164 (EV5) |
266 | 2 MB | 21171 | 32 to 512 MB | 1 33 MHz PCI-X 3 PCI |
Desktop | 1996-03-06 | ? |
| 500/333 | 333 | ? | |||||||||
| 500/400 | Bret | 21164A (EV56) |
400 | 21172 | 32 MB to 1 GB | ? | |||||
| 500/500 | 500 | 8 MB | 1996-08-06[2] | ? | |||||||
| 600 5/266 | Alcor | 1 | 21164 (EV5) |
266 | 2 or 4 MB | 21171 | 32 MB to 1 GB | 3 33 MHz PCI-X 1 PCI 1 PCI/EISA 3 EISA |
Pedestal | 1995-08-02 | ? |
| 600 5/300 | 300 | ? | |||||||||
| 600 5/333 | 333 | 4 MB | ? | ? |
Noritake and Rawhide Family
| Model | Code name | # of CPUs |
CPU | CPU MHz |
B-cache | Chipset | Memory | Expansion | Enclosure | Introduced | Discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noritake Family | |||||||||||
| 600A 5/500 | Alcor-Primo | 1 | 21164A (EV56) |
500 | 8 MB | ? | 32 MB to 1 GB | 7 PCI 2 EISA |
Pedestal | ? | ? |
| Rawhide Family | |||||||||||
| 12001 | DaVinci | Up to 2 | 21164A (EV56) |
400 | 4 MB | ? | 512 MB to 4 GB | 5 PCI 1 PCI/ISA |
Pedestal | ? | ? |
| 533 | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||
Tsunami Family
| Model | Code name | # of CPUs |
CPU | CPU MHz |
B-cache | Chipset | Memory | Expansion | Enclosure | Introduced | Discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS10 VS10 TS10 XP900 |
WebBrick | 1 | 21264 (EV6) |
466 | 2 MB | 21272 | 256 MB to 2 GB 100 MHz SDRAM
|
3 PCI-X 1 PCI |
Desktop | ? | ? |
| 21264A (EV67) |
600 | ? | ? | ||||||||
| DS20E | Goldrack | 1, 2 | 21264A (EV67) |
667 | 8 MB (DDR) |
21272 | 512 MB to 4 GB | 5 PCI-X 1 PCI-X/ISA |
Tower | ? | ? |
| 21264B (EV68AL) |
833 | ? | ? | ||||||||
| ES40 | Clipper | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 21264A (EV67) |
667 | 8 MB (DDR) |
21272 | 512 MB to 32 GB 100 MHz SDRAM |
6 or 10 PCI-X | Pedestal | ? | ? |
| 21264B (EV68AL) |
833 | ? | ? | ||||||||
| XP1000 | Monet | 1 | 21264 (EV6) |
500 | 4 MB | 21272 | 256 MB to 2 GB | 2 PCI-X 2 PCI 1 PCI/ISA |
Tower | 1999-02-01[3] | ? |
| Brisbane | 21264A (EV67) |
667 | ? | ? |
Titan and Marvel Family
| Model | Code name | # of CPUs |
CPU | CPU MHz |
B-cache | Chipset | Memory | Expansion | Enclosure | Introduced | Discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ? | ? |
| Marvel Family | |||||||||||
| ES47 | Marvel 2P | 22 | 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 | ? | ? |
^1 A variant of the AlphaStation 1200 was also sold as the Digital Ultimate Workstation 533au².
^2 Some systems had one of the microprocessors deactivated, which may be reactivated with a license upgrade.
References
External links
- HP AlphaStation range
- Compaq Alpha System and Model Code Names (at archive.org)
- FreeBSD/alpha 6.1 Hardware Notes
- About NetBSD/alpha
- The OpenBSD/alpha port
- Debian Alpha system types