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COMPAQ: Compaq drives down cost of high performance computing

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 3, 1999

“New Compaq AlphaServer DS20 Provides 64-Bit Alpha Power at
Entry Level Price Points — Price Cuts of Up to 45 Per Cent across
AlphaServer Range.”

“Compaq’s AlphaServer DS20, based the Alpha 21264, delivers
large system features in a small, easy-to-order package and makes
Alpha 64-bit computing power accessible and affordable to a wider
range of customers. The Compaq AlphaServer DS20 can run up to two
Alpha 500MHz 21264 processors. The Compaq AlphaServer DS20 server
offers significant performance at affordable prices for UNIX,
OpenVMS, Windows NT and LINUX. The customer entry price for the
AlphaServer DS20 with 128MB of memory and 4GB disk is GBP 14,282.
The systems are expandable to 4GB memory.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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