Alpha is a 64-bit reduced instruction set computer instruction set architecture developed by Digital Equipment Corporation. Alpha was designed to replace 32-bit VAX complex instruction set computers a
DEC AXP 21064 die photo
DEC AXP 21064 bare die mounted on business card with some statistics
Digital Equipment Corporation, using the trademark Digital, was a major American company in the computer industry from the 1960s to the 1990s. The company was founded by Ken Olsen and Harlan Anderson
DEC Alpha
…Alpha (originally Alpha AXP) is a 64-bit reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Alpha was designed to replace 32-bit VAX complex instruction set computers (CISC) and to be a highly competitive RISC processor for Unix…
Assabet Woolen Mill, headquarters of Digital Equipment Corporation from 1957 to 1992
DEC was headquartered at a former wool mill in Maynard, Massachusetts, from 1957 until 1992.
System Building Blocks (System Module) 1103 hex-inverter card (both sides)
PDP-1 System Building Block #4106, circa 1963 - note that one transistor (yellow) has been replaced