[plug] Re: [OT] Alpha NT

[Leon Brooks]

Steve Baker wrote:
> I remember hearing something (years ago) about the Alpha having a 32-bit
> mode.  I think a lot of Alpha-NT ran in that mode, only the HAL and parts of
> the kernel were 64 bit.

Compaq simply *gave*up* trying to make NT run on Alpha in 64-bit mode. Oops.
Other than the base necessities for making all of that 32-bit code run, 64-bit
Alpha NT is a myth.

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